_  Wi^ 
.0^.  **>^^ 


IMAGE  EVALUATION 
TEST  TARGET  (MT-3) 


1.0 


I.I 


11.25 


lit 
■ttlU 

s  la 

u 

Muu 


|22 
2.0 


ILLS. 
U   11.6 


^/ 


^^ 


r 


y 


Hiotographic 

^Sciences 

CorpQralion 


as  WIST  MAIN  STMIT 
WrUTIR.N.Y.  14SM 

(7U)  ira-^soa 


4^ 


CIHM/ICMH 

Microfiche 

Series. 


CIHIVI/ICrVIH 
Collection  de 
microfiches. 


Canadian  Institute  for  Historical  Microraproductions  /  Institut  Canadian  da  microraproductions  historiquaa 


T«ehnieai  and  BIbliographie  Notaa/Notas  taehniquaa  at  Mbliographiquaa 


Tha  Inatituta  haa  attamptad  to  obtain  tha  baat 
original  copy  availabia  for  Aiming.  Paaturaa  of  thia 
copy  which  may  ba  bib^lographically  uniqua, 
which  may  altar  any  of  tha  imagaa  in  tha 
raproduction,  or  which  may  significantly  changa 
tha  uaual  mathod  of  filming,  ara  ehackad  balow. 


0Coldurad  eovara/ 
Couvartura  da  coulaur 


r~~|  Covars  damagad/ 


D 


Q 


D 
D 


D 


Couvartura  andommagia 

Covars  raatorad  and/or  laminata  J/ 
Couvartura  raatauria  at/ou  pallieuMa 


□   Covar  titta  miaaing/ 
La 


titra  da  couvartura  manqua 


rn   Cofourad  mapa/ 


Cartaa  gAographiquaa  an  coulaur 

Coiourad  ink  li.a.  othar  than  blua  or  black)/ 
En  2ra  do  coulaur  (i.a.  autra  qua  blaua  ou  noira) 

Coiourad  plataa  and/or  illuatrationa/ 


bLJ  Planchaa  at/ou  illuatrationa  it  coulaur 


D 


Bound  with  othar  matarial/ 
Rali*  avac  d'autraa  documants 


Tight  binding  may  cauaa  ahadowa  or  distortion 
along  Intarior  margin/ 

Laraliura  sarr*a  paut  cauaar  da  I'ombra  ou  da  la 
dlatoraion  la  kMig  da  la  marga  intiriaura 

Blank  laavaa  addad  during  rastoration  may 
appaar  within  tha  taxt.  Whanavar  poasibia,  thasa 
hava  baan  omittad  from  filming/ 
II  so  paut  qua  cartainaa  pagaa  blanchas  ajout^aa 
lors  d'una  raatauratlon  apparaiaaam  dana  la  taxta. 
mala,  lorsqua  cala  4tait  poaaibia.  caa  pagaa  n'ont 
pU  4t«  film4aa. 

Additional  commauts:/ 
Commantairaa  suppl^mantairas; 


n 

tc 


L'Inatitut  a  microfilmA  la  maillaur  axamplaira 
qu1l  lui  a  it*  poasibia  da  sa  procurer.  Las  details 
da  cat  axampiaira  qui  sont  paut-itra  uniquas  du 
point  da  vua  bibliographiqua,  qui  pauvant  modifier 
una  iiTiaga  rtproduita.  ou  qui  pauvant  axigar  una 
modification  dana  la  mAthoda  normala  da  filmaga 
sont  indiqu6s  ci-daasous. 


r~l  Coiourad  pagaa/ 


Q 


Pagaa  da  coulaur 

Pagaa  damaged/ 
Pagaa  endommagiaa 

Pagaa  restored  and/oi 

Pagaa  reatauriaa  at/ou  palliculies 

Pegea  discoloured,  stained  or  foxei 
Pages  dteolories,  tacheties  ou  piquies 

Pagae  detached/ 
Pagaa  ditachias 

Showthrough> 
Transparence 

Quality  of  priii 

Qualit*  inAgaia  da  I'impression 

Includes  supplementery  materii 
Comprend  du  matirial  suppiimantaira 

Only  edition  availabia/ 
Saule  Mition  disponibie 


r*~]  Pagaa  damaged/ 

r~1  Pagaa  restored  and/or  laminated/ 

rrji  Pegea  discoloured,  stained  or  foxed/ 

r~n  Pagae  detached/ 

Fyl  Showthrough/ 

|~~|  Quality  of  print  variee/ 

r~1  Ineludea  supplementery  materiel/ 

r~1  Only  edition  availabia/ 


T 

P 
o 
fl 


0 
b 
tl 

9\ 
O 
fi 

al 

o 


T 

SI 

T 

VI 

h 
d 

a 
b 
rl 
r< 
n 


Pages  wholly  or  pertially  obscured  by  errata 
slips,  tissues,  etc..  have  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image/ 
Lee  pegea  totalement  ou  pertiellement 
obscurdes  par  un  feuillet  d'errata.  una  palure, 
etc..  ont  M  filmies  i  nouveau  da  facon  * 
obtanir  la  mailleure  image  possible. 


This  item  is  filmed  at  tha  reduction  ratio  checked  below/ 

Ce  document  est  fiimi  au  taux  da  rMuctlon  indiquA  ei*dessous. 

10X  14X  18X  22X 


2SX 


30X 


y 

12X 


ItX 


aox 


a4x 


2BX 


32X 


TiM  copy  fllm«d  hmv  has  bMn  raproduead  thanks 
to  tha  ganarosity  of: 

Douglas  Library 
Quaan's  Unlvarsity 


L'axamplaira  fNmA  fut  raproduit  grica  i  la 
gtaAroaMda: 

Douglas  Ubrsry 
Quaan's  Univsrsity 


Tha  Imagaa  appaaring  hara  ara  tha  baat  quality 
poasibia  conaidaring  tha  condition  and  laglblHty 
of  tha  original  copy  and  In  kaaping  with  tha 
filming  contract  spaelf Icadons. 


Original  copies  in  printed  papar  covars  ara  fllmad 
beginning  with  tha  front  covar  and  ending  on 
the  last  page  with  a  printed  or  Mluatratad  impraa- 
sion,  or  tha  back  covar  when  appropriate.  All 
other  originel  copies  are  filmed  beginning  on  the 
first  page  with  a  printed  or  illustrated  impree- 
slon,  snd  ending  on  the  last  page  with  a  printed 
or  iiiustreted  impression. 


The  last  recorded  freme  on  eech  microfiche 
shall  contain  the  symbol  — ^  (meaning  "CON- 
TINUED").  or  tha  symbol  Y  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  applies. 


Laa  Imagaa  suhrantes  ont  4tA  reproduHes  avec  la 
plus  grand  aoln,  compta  tenu  do  la  condltton  at 
da  le  netteti  de  I'exemplahra  flim4.  et  en 
conformJtA  avec  lee  condlttons  du  contrat  da 
fllmaga. 

Lea  exempiafraa  originaux  dont  la  couvarture  en 
pepler  eet  imprimte  aont  fllmAs  an  commen^ent 
per  le  premier  plat  at  en  termlnant  salt  par  la 
damlAre  paga  qui  comporta  una  emprelnte 
dimpreaskm  ou  dlHustradon.  sdt  par  la  sscond 
plat,  aalon  le  cas.  Tous  lee  eutrae  exemplairas 
originaux  sent  fHmis  an  eommen^ant  par  la 
pramMre  page  qui  comporte  une  emprelnte 
d'Impreesion  ou  dlllustratlon  at  an  terminent  per 
la  damlAre  page  qui  comporta  une  telle 
emprelnte. 

Un  des  symboiss  suh/ents  spparaltra  sur  la 
darnlAre  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cas:  la  symbole  -►  signifie  "A  8UIVRE",  le 
symbole  ▼  signifie  "FIN". 


Meps.  plates,  charts,  etc.,  mey  be  filmed  at 
different  reduction  ratios.  Tliose  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  In  one  exposurs  ara  fllmad 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hand  comer,  left  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  as  many  frames  es 
required.  The  following  diagrams  illustrate  the 
method: 


Les  cartas,  planehes,  tableaux,  etc..  peuvent  ttre 
film*!  A  dss  taux  da  rMuction  diffArants. 
Lorsqua  la  document  est  trop  grend  pour  Atre 
reproduit  en  un  seul  cllchA,  11  eet  fllmA  A  pertir 
de  i'angia  supArleur  gauche,  de  gauche  A  droite, 
et  de  heut  en  bee,  en  prenent  le  nombre 
d'imiges  nAcessaire.  Lee  diegrammee  suivants 
iiiustrant  ki  mAthode. 


1 

2 

3 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

«7WRS| 


.#'• 


*'«i;,^.       i\l    HP 


^m^ 


-'-m 


:^  4  HA"  r-' 


•   /■;  "^  R  C  t  S  'T  !■  5- 

GEO""    an:  A'^J^R  ^-^ 


Wr^r 


w 


u  .„'Tr:: 


»  .    ■''>:*,.:^S*^ 


.«^M-^^- 


>ii<(A!ja>i> 


Si^^ 


iT"!-* 


■*:A.w/«B£:£s^.«  "' 


ll«nan. 


) 


m 


>»&»'•• 


?ysS 


.1%? 


t*^!. 


r'X  FS- 


Wih^ 


*'■     ''.'•> 


I  li -•<• 


C*^ 


»>•«»  -     '^^^fr  • 


»^: 


ic^:.. 


*  ■'■'to.v 


*(«?-^w. 


■  •'^■.'wii 


-*5f**' 


^'i-«i- 


■y?!f 


■V/k 


■|^ 


'^¥ 


Iiiteraational_Steamship  Go. 

BOSTON,  PORTLAND,  EftSTPORT  AND  ST.  JOHN  LINE. 

Tht  Time  Tables  as  given  are/or  the  convenience  of  th^  public,  and  it  is  the  intention  o/the 
Company  to  carry  out  the  same,  yet  they  reserve  the  right  to  change  without  notice. 

SPRING  TIME  TABLE. 

APRIL  17th  to  JULY  3d. 

Steamers  leave  Boston  at  8.30  A.M.,  Monday,  Wednesday  and  Friday,  for  Eastport  and  St.  John. 
Leave  Portland  at  5.00  P.M.,  Mondays  and  Fridays  only.  (The  Wednesday  trip  is  to  be  made  direct 
to  Eastport,  not  calling  at  Portland.) 

Noon  trains  of  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  connect  with  steamer  at  Portland  on  Mon  jayand  Friday. 

RETURNING.  Leave  St.  John  at  7.25  A.M. .  and  Eastport  at  12.30  P.M.,  for  Boston,  Mradays, 
Wednesdays  and  Fridays,  and  for  Portland,  Mondays  and  Fridays  only.  (The  Wednesday  trip  is  to 
be  made  direct  between  Eastport  and  Boston,  not  calling  at  Portland.) 


Monday, 
Tuesday, 
Wadneaday 


Thursday, 

Friday, 

Saturday, 


SUMMER   TIME 

DAILY  LINE  (EXCEPT  SUNDAY). 

JULY  3d  to   SEPTEMBER   nth. 

Steamers  leave  Commerotal  Wharf,  Boston,  as  follows; 

5.00  P.M.,  for  Eastport  and  St,  John  direct. 

5,00  P.M.,  for  Eastport  and  St.  John  direct. 

,  •     •     -    49*  No  Steamer  from  Boston  on  this  day.  "fBlL 

Passengers  take  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  Express  Train  at  ta.30  P.M., 
Eastern  Division^  or  i.oo  P.M.,  Western  Division,  connecting  with  steamer 
at  Portland  for  Eastport  and  St.  John. 
5.00  P.M.,  for  Eastport  and  St.  John  direct. 
5.00  P.M.,  for  Eastport  and  St.  John  ditect. 
-    •    -    -    49*  No  Steamer  PROM  Boston  on  this  day.  "QK 

Passengers  take  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  Express  Train  at  19.30  P.M., 
'-  Eastern  Division,  or  i.co  P.M.,  Western  Division,  connecting  with  steamer 

at  Portland  for  Eastport  and  St.  John. 
. ■  ^— ^^^^— ^.~^^^^.^^^^^— — -— ^M^_* 

From  July  ^d  to  September  iiihfarei  by  rail  to  Portland,  thence  steamer,  will  be  the  same 
as  by  steamer  direct  from  Boston,  and  the  day  trip  between  Boston  and  Portland  will  be  omitted 
between  those  dates. 

Steamers  leave  St.  John  as  follows: 
Monday,       7.35  A.M.,  and  EASTPORT  13.30  P.M., for  Boston  direct;  due  8.30  A.M.  following  day. 
Tuesday,      7.33  A.M.,  and  EASTPORT  12.30  P.M.,  for  Portland,  there  connecting  with  Boston  & 
Maine  Railroad;  due  in  Boston  ii.toA.M. 
Steamer  runs  only  to  Portland  on  this  trip. 
Wednesday,  7.35  A.M.,  and  EASTPORT  ia.30  P.M.,  for  Boston  direct;  due  8.30  A.M., following  day. 
Thursday,     7.25  A.M.,  andEASTPORT  i3.3oP.M.,for  Bostondirect;  due8.3o  A  M., following  day. 
Friday,  7.35  A.M.,  and  EASTPORT  13.30  P.M.,  for  Portland,  there  connecting  with  Boston 

&  Maine  Railroad;  due  in  Boston  11. 10  A.M.,  following  day. 
Steamer  runs  only  to  Portland  on  this  trip. 
Saturday,     7.33  A.M.,  and  EASTPORT  i3.3oP.M.,for  Boston  direct,  due  8.30  A.M.,fonowing day. 


f, 


SEPT.    nth   to    NOV.   6th. 

The  same  time  table  Mrill  be  in  effect  as  from  April  17  to  July  3. 


Nov.  6th,  1893,  to  about  April  17th,  1894. 

Steamers  will  make  two  trips  per  week,  leaving  either  end  of  the  route  Mondays  and 
Thundayt,  calliitg  at  Portland  each  way. 


i.Tji!.'        >■■'   .t,f.,       r 


V 


jr 


•  I 


t 


< 

fa 
O 

M 
H 

<: 

H 
en 

M 
H 
in 


Sf- 


DISTANCES  AND  TIME. 

MILBii. 

Boston  to  Portland    no 

Boston  to  Easti'oki'  (direct),  about 260 

Portland  TO  Eastiujkt 190 

Eastport  to  St.  John 58 

Easti'or r  TO  Calais  30 

Eastport  TO  St.  Andrews        18 

St.  John  to  Halifax  (Rail)       276 

St.  John  to  Halifax  (Water  and  Rail)  ...  190 


TIMB. 

7>i  hours. 

20  " 

14  " 

2?i  " 

iH  " 

10  " 

12  " 


DISTANCES  AND  T 

St.  John  to  Summerside,  P.  E.  I 

St.  John  to  Charlotte iow.v,  P.  E.  I.. 
St.  John  to  Frkdericiom  (Uy  Water)., 

St.  John  to  Digiiy f. 

St.  John  to  Annapolis 

St.  John  to  Yarmouth 

St.  John  to  Strait  of  Canso 


[STANCES  AND  TIME. 

MILES. 

MMERSIDE,   P.   E.I 167 

lARLOTlE I UW.V,  P.  E.  1 216 

[KDERiCToN  (Uy  Water) 80 

loiiY .'. 45 

<NAPOLIS 60 

\rmoi;th 112 

IRAIT  OK   CANSO 338 


TIME. 

9     hours. 

12  " 


THROUGH    TICKETS 

AND  Baggage  OHECi<ED  to  and 

FROM  Philadelphia,  Baltimore 

AND  Washington. 


p 

< 
•J 
pi 

p: 

& 
u 

< 
E- 


Jk. 


,  WW  HI.. I 


^isjr 


W9F 


fmm 


^^IF^I^F"^ 


THE 


S^a  Coast  I^esorts 


Eastern  Maine,  New  Brunswick,  Nova  Scotia, 
Prince  Edward  Island,  and  Cape  Breton. 


-.    i 


< 

1-3 

p: 

& 
u 

< 

E- 


SPECIAL  NOTICE.—  A  fine  pier  and  warehouse 
are  in  course  of  construction  at  Lubec,  Maine.  The 
steamers  of  this  Company  will  make  regular  landings 
there  after  the  completion  of  the  pier  (probably  in  July). 

Since  this  book  was  printed,  the  fares  to  most  of  the 
points  have  been  slightly  advanced. 


Js.::^ 


.'^.  i..  i.Ae.i.ni.i!,K,  iseeus  roint  wnari. 


Tickets  can  be  obtained  at  offices  of  Southern  ".nd  Western  Lines;  the  Fall  River,  Providence, 
Stonington  and  Norwich  lines  of  steamers;  also  in  New  England  and  the  Provinces. 


J.  B.  COYLK,  Manager, 

Portland,  Me. 


E.  A.  WALDRON,  General  Agent, 

Boston,  Mass. 


C.  M.  SANBORN,  General  Travelling  Agent,  Boston,  Mass. 


J^ 


rr 


"W 


V 


,..^ 


wwaupMnnwwtwfwwtKtiiJMnww— !i'iaii 


THE 


S^a  Qoast  [Resorts 


Eastern  Maine,  New  Brunswick,  Nova  Scotia, 
Prince  Edward  Island,  and  Cape  Breton. 


*    _^ 


rUBLlSIIED   IIV  THE 

INTERNATIONAL    STEAMSHIP    COMPANY. 


Ticktls  and  General  Iii/ormat  ion  may  be  obtained  at  the  /ollowins  Agencies  of  the  Com f  any: — 
E.  A.  WALDROM    GENERAL  AOENT,  Cb.V.MERCIAL  W  JARF,  BOSTON. 

Local  Agents. 

Koston,  Mass CiiAS.  V.  Cdnn,  City  Ticket  Agent,  207  Wnshington  Street. 

Portland,  Me H.  P.  C.  Hersbv,  Railroad  Wharf. 

F.astport   Me A.  H.  Leavitt,  International  S.  S.  Company's  Wharf. 

Calais,  Me J  as.  L.  Thompson,  Frontier  Steamboat  Company. 

St.  John,  N.li C   K.  I,aechi.er,  Reed's  Point  Wharf. 


Tickets  can  be  obtained  at  offices  of  Soiilhorn  and  Western  Lines;  the  Fall  River,  Providence, 
Stonington  and  Norwich  lines  of  steamers;  also  in  New  England  and  the  Provinces. 


J.  H.  COYLE,  Mr/iagff, 

Portland,  Me. 


!•:.  A.  WALDRON,  Genera!  Agent, 

KosToN,  Mass. 


C.  II.  SANBORN,  General  Travelling  Agent,  liosTON,  Mass. 


m 


fiX'l. 


PREFACE. 


Recognizing  the  fact  that  the  space  afforded  in  this  book  will  not 
permit  a  liberal  description  of  the  summer  resorts  reached  by  the  Inter- 
national Steamship  Company  and  its  connections,  the  writer  has  endeav- 
ored to  portray  the  •  ,,•  from  its  western  to  eastern  limit,  giving  the 
attractions  of  the  water-journey  together  with  an  abridged  pen-picture  of 
the  scenes  encountered  by  the  voyager  in  eastern  seas,  from  the  port  of 
Boston  to  and  beyond  the  United  States  boundary. 

This,  then,  is  presented  with  the  hope  that  whatever  is  lacking  of 
interest  and  beauty  may  be  discovered  by  the  tourist  in  person,  and  that 
the  daylight  ocean  voyage  may  not  be  forgotten  in  planning  the  holiday 

trip. 

E.  A.  WALDRON, 

General  Agent, 

International  S.  S.  Co. 


■ 


,. 


0 


TABLE   OF   CONTENTS. 


r 

\ 


'; 


PAOB. 

Preface     2 

Chapter  I.  — The  Invitation,  introducing  the  Old  North-East  — The  Interna- 
tional Steamship  Line  —  Its  Tourist  Facilities  —  Its  Ships       5 

Chapter  II.  — The  St.  John  Route  in  Detail  —  Boston  the  Starting  Point  — 
Boston  Harbor  and  Massachusetts  Bay  —  Eastward,  Ho  !  —  The  Isles  of 
Shoals  — Boon  Island  —  Saline  Types  — Old  Orchard  and  Connecting 
Beaches— The  Grand  View  of  the  White  Mountains  — The  Harbor  Lights 
of  Portland 8 

Chapter  III.  —  Portland,  Maine  —  Entrance  to  its  Harbor,  the  Cape  Shore 
and  Islands  — A  War-time  Incident —  Through  the  City— Longfellow — 
The  Union  Elation  —  Train  Facilities — A  Bit  Historical 13 

Chapter  IV.  — Eastward  from  Portland— Casco  Bay— Harps  well  — Half- 
way Rock  —  Seguin,  the  Mouth  of  the  Kennebec  —  Monhegan  —  Pemaquid 

—  The  Sea-fight  Far  Away '9 

Chapter  V.— Passamaquoddy,  and  About  There  —  Phenomenal  Tides  — As 

a  Health  Resort  —  General  Greeley's  Testimony  — A  Passamaquoddy   Inci- 
dent —  Eastport  —  North  Lubec—  Cutler—  Pembroke—  Perry—  Dennysville 

—  Robbinston — Campobello  —  Grand  Manan  —  St.  Andrews 23 

Chapter  VI.  — The  St.  Croix  River  — The  Schoodic  Lakes  —  Sporting  Possi- 
bilities—The  Ascent  of  the  River  — Douchet's  Island  — The  Des  Monts 
Expedition  —  The  Magaguadavic  River  and  Lake  Eutopia  —  Calais  and  St. 
Stephen  —  The  Rule  of  the  Road 37 

Chapter  VII.  — From  Eastport  to  St.  John  —  Bay  of  Fundy  Glimpses  — St. 
John  — Points  of  Interest  — The  "Reversible  Cataract  "  —  Historical  Pic- 
tures—  The  River  St.  John  —  Its  Fishing  and  Hunting  Possibilities — The 
New  Brunswick  Railway 45 

Chapter  VIII.  — New  Brunswick  for  Sport  — The  Salmon  Streams,  How  to 
Reach  Them  —  The  Miramichi  — The  Tobique  —  Headwaters  of  the  St. 
John  —  Grand  Falls       55 

Chapter  IX.  —  The  Northern  Province  —  Intercolonial  Railway  — Some  of 
its  Towns— Its  Fishing  Resorts  — Grand  Falls  of  the  Nepisiquit  —  Resti- 
gouche  and  Metapedia — Lake  and  River  —  Provincial  Game  Laws,  and 
Close  Time       5^ 

Chapter  X.—  Prince  lidward  Island  and  Ca])e  Breton  — The  Garden  of  Nova 
Scotia  —  The  Passage  of  the  Ice-boats  —  Summerside,  Charlottetown  —  A 
Cheap  Bill  of  Fare  — The  Round-about  Route  — Cape  Breton  Island  — Bras 
D'Or — The  Arm  of  Gold  — Geological  Wonders  — Coal  Deposits— The 
Marl)le  Mountain  —  Louisburg  —  An  Historical  Revel 67 

Chapter  XI. —The  Lower  Peninsula  of  Nova  Scotia  — Halifax,  the  Metrop- 
olis of  the  Province —  The  Rail  Route  to  the  Annapolis  Valley 77 

■Chapter  XII.  — St.  John  to  Digby,  Annapolis,  and  the  Land  of  Evange- 
line—  Annapolis  Royal  —  Grand  Pre  —  The  Story  of  the  Acadians  — 
Grande  Finale 81 


[' 


0 


-D. 


\<^ 


T 


.1 


LIST  OF  ILLUSTRATIONS. 


'^m- 
.<*■ 


Gape  Elizabeth  and  Portland  Head 

City  of  Portland     .... 

14 

White  Head  and  Portland  Observatory 

•         •         1/ 

Bits  of  Casco  Bay  and  the  Maine  Coast i3 

Friar's  Head  and  Lubec     .    . 

23 

Around  Eastport     .... 

26 

Campobello  Bits 

30 

Whale  Cove,  Grand  Manan 

Grand  Manan  Pictures 

St.  Andrews 

Passamaquoddy  Bay  and  the  St.  Croix     ....  ^/- 

Lake  Utopia  and  the  Falls  of  St.  George 

Passamaquoddy  Fishing  Boats 

Mt.  Desert  Hills     .... 

44 

In  St,  John  Harbor     .... 

46 

On  St.  John  River 

4^ 

Near  Fredericton,  N.B.  . 

'  [••* 

Head  Harbor,  Campobello,  N.B 

On  the  Restigouche    .    . 

60 

Lake  Metapedia 

62 

Frazer'p  Head  on  Minas  Basin g 

Pastoral  Scene,  P.  E.  Island      .  ^^ 

60 

A  Vacation  Day -„ 

DO 

Strait  of  Canso  from  Hawkesburv  ... 

Cliffs  near  Grand  Narrows,  C.B 

Sydney  and  the  Falls  near  Baddeck    . 

,,  ^  "3 

Point  Lepreaux  Light 

76 

Cape  Split,  from  Baxter's  Harbor 

Partridge  Island     ...  „ 

00 

Petit  Manan  Light      .    . 

83 

In  Grand  Pre  Village „ 

West  Quoddy  Light -^ 

View  from  International  Steamship  Co.'s  Dock,  Eastport    ....    93 

St.  Andrews  and  Vicinity  .    .  '  ^ 

96 


INIROUUCTORY     TO     THE     REGION     REACHED     BY     THE     INTERNATIONAL 
STEAMSHIP     LINE  —  THE     COMPANY'S     SHIPS     AND     SERVICE. 


"  There  is  a  society  where  none  intrude, 
My  the  deep  sea ;  and  music  in  its  roar." 

A  ^>'  OCEAN  VOYACil^  in  connection  with  my  summer's  outing? 
■^^  \'es  I  An  ocean  voyage,  in  palatial  steamers,  thoroughly  staunch 
and  of  sea-going  qualities  as  complete  as  are  their  fine  appointments  and 

But  first  tell  me  whither  will  your  fancy  lead?  Shall  it  be  to  the  east- 
ward, to  the  numerous  health  and  pleasure  resorts  along  the  coast  or  in 
the  interior  of  the  State  of  Maine ;  or  farther  still  beyond  the  Interna- 
tional boundary,  where  lies  a  vast  country  under  British  dominion,  full  of 
beauty  and  crowned  with  a  wealth  of  interest,  replete  with  the  blended 
romance,  story  and  tradition  connected  with  the  earliest  settlement  of 
the  North  American  continent? 

A  country  which  gave  refuge  to  the  early  voyagers  from  Europe,  at  a 
time  when  the  Pilgrim  Fathers  of  the  Old  Colony  were  in  leading  strings, 
and  now  through  two  centuries  presents  its  peculiar  manners,  customs 
and  civilization  as  an  auxiliary  charm  to  the  summer  tourist  from  "  The 
States,"  giving  him  a  taste  of  Europe  only  to  be  found  this  side  the 
Atlantic  ;  in  this  quaint  Old  North-P'ast,  this  country  under  the  shadow 


i 


6  INTERNATIONAL  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY. 

of  the  Crown,  this  "  Land  of  Evangeline  "  and  the  British  Red-coat. 
Novelty  adds  to  the  pleasures  of  the  outing,  for 

'Tis  l)y  novelty  enjoyment  lives. 

Therefore,  in  planning  the  itinerary  for  your  summer  tour,  ye  pilgrims 
from  the  heat  and  dust  of  cities,  bear  in  mind  the  water  routes  offered 
by  the  lNTj:RNAri()\Ai,  SrEAMSHiP  Co.mi'an'v,  and  follow  its  pathways 
through  Maine-coast  waves  to  the  eastern  country,  or  make  one  of  its 
terminals  the  gateway  for  reaching  your  chosen  goal. 

The  best  part  of  going  to  sea  is  keeping  near  the  shore,  which  presents 
an  ever-changing  panorama  to  the  view.  This  is  one  of  the  charms  of 
the  International  Line.  Its  steamers,  running  within  sight  of  the  coast 
line,  introduce  its  patrons  to  the  many  interesting  points  along  shore ;  a 
sort  of  voyage  of  discovery  which  includes  city,  town,  village  and  country ; 
the  physical  features,  capes,  bays  and  promontories,  rugged  barriers  of 
the  sea,  and  last,  but  not  least,  the  tall  beacons  which  light  the  shoals 
and  harbors. 

There  is  nothing  which  inspires  the  mind  of  man  like  the  lighthouse, 
which,  crowning  the  rocky  headlands  along  shores,  flash  their  warnings 
one  to  another  and  far  to  sea,  thus  by  their  peculiarity  of  light  forming  a 
sort  of  flash  and  darkness  system  of  telegraphy,  which  tells  the  sailor  not 
only  of  the  approach  to  land,  but  his  position  also. 

"  I  lit  the  lamps  in  the  lighthouse  tower, 

For  the  sun  dropped  down  and  the  day  was  dead ; 
The)  shone  like  a  golden  clustered  flower  — 
Two  golden  and  five  red." 

John  Quincy  Adams  says  he  never  saw  these  coast-lights  in  the 
evening  without  recalling  to  mind  the  light  Columbus  saw  flashing  from 
shore  the  night  he  discovered  the  New  World. 

If  there  is  inspiration  to  be  drawn  from  them  it  must  occur  in  the 
passage  of  the  International  Steamers  on  the  ocean-voyage  from  Boston 
Light  to  Quoddy  Head,  and  farther  within  the  Bay  of  Fundy,  with  the 
lights  along  the  North  Shore  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  Cape  Ann,  Thatcher's 
Island,  Isle  of  Shoals,  Boon  Island,  Cape  Elizabeth,  Portland  Head, 
Half-Way  Rock,  Seguin,  Monhegan,  Pemaquid  Point,  and  a  host  of 
others  intervening. 

In  connection  with  its  steamship  lines  this  company  has  established  a 
complete  system  of  tourist  routes  and  rates  (see  pages  90-95),  covering 
all  rail  and  steamboat  lines  necessary  for  reaching  the  summer-resorts  of 
Maine,  and  the  White  Mountains  of  New  Hampshire,  as  well  as  those 
within  the  Maritime  Provinces  of  New  Brunswick   and    Nova   Scotia, 


SEA    COAST  RESORTS. 


Prince  Edward  Island  and  Cape  Breton,  while  the  new  and  growing 
popular  resort  of  Cutler  (Maine),  Famous  Grand  Manan,  the  charming 
Passamaquoddy  Bay,  resting  retreats  of  Campobello  Island  and  St. 
Andrews-by-the-sea,  are  reached  best  by  its  own  line,  which  continuing 
on  to  St.  John  (New  Brunswick),  and  by  connecting  steamer  across  the 
Bay  of  Fundy  to  the  (juaint  towns  of  Digby  and  Annapolis  (Nova  Scotia), 
in  the  "  Annapolis  Basin,"  finds  there  the  gateway  through  which  the 
traveller  reaches  all  Provincial  points. 

The  Company,  founded  in  i860,  has  at  the  present  time  in  com- 
mission three  of  the  finest  steamers  in  eastern  waters,  —  the  "State  of 
Maine,"  "Cumberland,"  antl  the  "  New  Brunswick."  The  two  former  are 
Bath-built  side-wheel  craft  of  1,600  tons  burden,  constructed  during  the 
years  1882  and  1885  respectively,  by  the  ship-building  company,  modern 
in  every  particular,  and  rival  the  floating  palaces  of  Long  Island  Sound. 
No  expense  is  spared  by  the  liberal  management  of  the  line  in  keeping 
its  steamers  up  to  a  higii  standard  of  excellency.  The  menu  and  table 
service  is  unsurpassed. 


PoATllhC  HLflO 


i 


'« 


THE     ST.     JOHN     ROUTE     1\     DETAIL  —  SIGHTS     ALONG     THE     COAST     FROM 

BOSTON  TO   PORTLAND  —  THE   ISLES   OF   SHOAI^, 

OLD   ORCHARD    BEACH,    ETC. 

DOSTON  is  the  grand  focal  point  to  whicli  converging  lines  from  All 
■*-^  America  concentrate  the  throng  of  eastern  tourist  travel,  each 
season  growing  larger  as  the  manifold  attractions  which  the  country  holds 
are  advertised,  and  advertise  themselves,  as  no  pen  can,  to  the  health- 
seeking,  pleasure-seeking  summer  visitor. 

There  are  rail  routes  and  water  routes  for  again  distributing  this 
throng,  but  only  one  line,  the  International  Steamship  Company,  offers 
the  attraction  of  a  "  thro'-by-daylight "  sail  via  Pordand.  This  is  a 
distinctive  feature.  Then,  too,  the  sea  voyage  has  ever  been  the  panacea 
for  human  ills  of  the  brain-wearied,  cnnuied  order,  so  we  will  fancy  the 
tourist  —  for  the  outing  is  to  be  a  search  for  combined  health  and 
pleasure  —  embarked  upon  one  of  the  good  ships  of  the  line,  for  the 
voyage.  Eastward,  Ho  !  The  route  skirts  the  coast  for  a  great  part  of 
the  distance,  so  there  is  little  fear  of  mal-de-mer. 

All  in  good  time  the  steamer  bears  away,  at  an  hour  when  the  harbor 
scene  is  brightest,  and  the  points  of  interest  are  clearly  in  view,  past  Fort 
Independence,  with  Deer  Island,  on  which  are  the  city  institutions  of 
charity  and  the  house  of  correction,  and  the  main  land  of  Winthrop  upon 
the  left.  The  seventy-five  islands  and  islets  which  exist  within  the  encir- 
cling arms  of  the  three  —  Dorchester,  Quincy  and  Hingham  bays,  which 
constitute  the  harbor  of  "The  Hub"  —  are  clustered  in  the  seaward 
landscape. 

Looking  toward  the  city  the  united  Charles  and  Mystic  rivers  are  seen 
entering  the  sea,  dividing  East  Boston  from  the  city  proper ;  while  in 
line  with  the  former  rises  Bunker  Hill  Monument  above  the  heights  of 
Charlestown, 

From  the  city  of  Boston  to  the  final  point  of  egress  from  its  harbor, 
the  outlet  of  the  main  ship  channel,  the  distance  is  about  seven  miles. 
The  passage  is  filled  with  interest  throughout.  After  leaving  the  harbor 
the  ship's  course  is  shaped  along  the  north  shore  of  Massachusetts  Bay, 
with  the  tall  white  beacons,  discernible  from  the  decks,  standing  singly 


f 


SEA    COAST  RESURTS.  ^ 

and  in  doubles  so  plentifully  along  this  coast,  where  at  night  their  signal 
fires  blaze  far  across  the  waters  like  fallen  stars  from  Heaven,  guiding 
the  sailor  to  the  hospitable  harbors  of  Swampscott,  Marblehead,  Salem, 
(iloucester,  and  a  hundred  lesser  ports,  a  succession  of  attractive  sea- 
coast  cities  and  towns,  loaded  with  interest,  song  and  story. 

"  Vou  may  ride  in  an  hour  or  two  if  you  will, 
From  Halibut  Point  to  Beacon  Hill, 
With  the  sea  beside  you  all  the  way, 
Through  pleasant  places  that  skirt  the  Bay ; 
By  Gloucester  Harbor  and  Beverly  Ikach, 
Salem's  old  steeples,  Nahant's  long  reach. 
Blue-bordered  Swampscott,  and  Chelsea's  wide 
Marshes,  laid  bare  to  the  drenching  tide, 
With  a  glimpse  of  Saugus  spire  in  the  west, 
And  Maiden  hills  in  their  dreamy  rest." 

Halibut  Point  is  the  extreme  northern  point  on  Cape  Ann,  Cape  Ann 
the  extreme  limit  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  Beacon  Hill  the  acme  of  the 
exclusive  exclusiveness  of  the  city  of  Boston. 

The  above  lines  from  the  pen  of  Lucy  Larcom  fitly  describe  the  route 
of  the  steamer  from  the  wharves  of  Boston  to  the  limit  of  Cape  Ann,  for 
as  straight  as  the  chart  directs,  the  course  of  the  steamer  has  been  for 
Thatcher's  Island,  lying  off  the  eastern  point  of  the  cape,  midway  between 
the  ports  of  Gloucester  and  Rockport,  and  proudly  bearing  the  cape 
lights. 

At  the  entrance  to  the  harbor  of  C.loucester,  where  is  now  a  summer 
settlement  bearing  the  name  Magnolia,  lies  the  luckless  reef  of  Norman's 
Woe,  famous  as  the  scene  of  Longfellow's  poem,  "Wreck  of  the  Hes- 
perus." Leaving  Thatcher's  Island  the  steamer  heads  direct  for  its  next 
objective  point,  the  harbor  lights  of  Portland,  Maine. 

Now  the  curving  coast  line  of  New  Hampshire  and  of  Maine  permits 
tlie  ocean  voyage  ;  and  between  the  two  points,  for  a  few  hours  only,  the 
steamer  passes  "out  of  sight  of  land."  The  cruise  outside  between 
Cape  Ann  and  Portland  is  varied  hy  the  approach  and  passage  of  the 
Isles  of  Shoals,  with  their  color  of  romance.  These  islands,  a  half  dozen 
in  number,  lie  in  two  States,  their  position  directly  off  the  mouth  of  the 
Piscataqua  River,  which  forms  the  boundary  between  New  Hampshire 
and  Maine,  and  about  nine  miles  from  the  coast ;  from  their  position 
there  arose  a  question  of  jurisdiction,  growing  out  of  a  most  atrocious 
murder  committed  on  Smutty  Nose  during  the  year  1873.  The  murderer 
was  finally  tried  in  the  Maine  courts,  and  suffered  for  his  crime  at 
Tliomaston,  the  site  of  the  Maine  State  Prison.     Other  startling  crimes 


Il 


10 


INTEKNATIONAL   STEAMSHIl'  COMPANY. 


have  colored  the  history  of  the  Isles  of  Shoals.  No  section  of  country 
could  contribute  a  larger  or  more  thrilling  volume  in  the  records  of  piracy 
in  the  New  World  than  these  islands.  It  is  certain  that  in  the  olden 
time  they  formed  the  rendezvous  of  such  noted  buccaneers  as  Kidd, 
Dixey  Bull  and  Blackbeard. 

This  was  a  desirable  place  to  refit  or  repair  ships.  Troublesome 
questions  and  questionable  appearances  were  avoided,  as  the  pirate  craft 
lay  sheltered  in  the  roads  between  these  high  headlands,  while  their 
crews  found  shelter  amid  the  rocky  fortresses  ashore.  To  relate  the 
tales  of  wreck  and  ruin  wrought  by  the  pirate  kings  who  have  cruised  to 
the  Isles  of  Shoals  to  bury  their  ill-gotten  treasure  among  the  rocks,  or 
the  recital  of  the  fearful  sights  and  sounds  which  have  met  those  whose 
hardihood  permitted  the  search  for  the  hidden  wealth,  would  fill  a  volume 
and  satisfy  the  most  hungry  sensationalist  of  the  times. 

Star  Island,  one  of  New  Hampshire's  possessions,  bears  a  monument 
erected  in  1864  to  the  memory  of  Captain  John  Smith  of  early  colonial 
fame,  and  White  Island  bears  the  warning  light  of  the  Shoals. 

Boon  Island,  a  lonely,  desolate  rock  with  a  tall  beacon,  lies  some 
distance  east  of  the  Isles  of  Shoals,  directly  off  the  coast  of  Maine,  some 
twelve  miles  distant  from  the  liistoric  town  of  York.  As  we  pass  it 
to-day  one  can  scarcely  credit  the  story  of  the  wreck  of  the  Nottingham 
and  the  terrible  scenes  of  cannibalism  among  her  crew,  who  were  held 
prisoners  by  the  waves  upon  the  wild  rock  during  twenty-four  days  in 
December,  181 1.  Wonder  not  then  at  the  nuni]>er  of  the  coast  lights 
which  warn  the  sailors  of  to-day  against  a  fate  so  dire. 

But  now  a  bountiful  dinner  is  being  served  within  the  spacious  saloon, 
at  which  there  is  always  a  merry  company,  and  after  which  there  is  time 
for  a  delightful  siesta  upon  the  promenade  deck,  in  easy  steamer  chairs, 
where,  fanned  by  the  salt  breath  of  the  sea,  with  book  on  lap,  one  may 
lazily  pass  the  time,  or  curiously  study  the  queer  saline  types  of  humanity 
to  be  met  always  in  the  passage  of  the  Northern  New  Fhigland  coast. 

Engage  such  a  one  in  conversation,  and  you  are  repaid  by  tales  of  the 
coast.  He  knows  every  bay  and  headland  from  Boston  Light  to  Quoddy 
Head,  and  farther  east  to  the  "Grand  Banks"  of  Newfoundland,  of 
marvelous  catches  and  prodigious  bags  of  game  ;  for  your  old  salt  is  a 
born  gunner,  with  sea-fowl  his  lawful  prize.  A  life  by  the  sea  begets  a 
spirit  of  sturdy  independence,  therefore  he  is  a  political  economist  of  no 
mean  order,  indeed,  the  student  of  human  nature  can  find  no  better  field 
in  which  to  pursue  his  studies  than  on  the  coast  line  of  New  England. 
Happily  he  will  not  be  slow  to  discover  the  kindly  side  to  the  character 
of  these  quaint  old  salts. 


SEA    COAST  HESORTS. 


II 


Now  the  ship  again  approaches  the  coast  and  one  sees  the  long  line  of 
Old  Orchard  Beach,  with  its  mammoth  hotels.  Just  west  of  Old  Orchard's 
broad  sweep,  as  may  be  plainly  seen  from  the  deck,  the  curving  coast 
extends  seaward  to  Biddeford  Fool,  at  the  mouth  of  the  Saco  River. 
Between  this  point  and  the  "Two  Lights"  on  Cape  F^lizabeth's  shore 
extend  in  one  continuous  line  numerous  beaches  which  form  the  rallying- 
piace  for  many  summer  guests. 

They  may  be  considered  environments  of  Portland,  being  reached  many 
times  daily  b)  a  half-hour  rail  ride  from  the  city,  or  by  carriage  ride  over 
delightful  shore  roads  beside  the  sounding  sea.  They  are,  in  their  order, 
Old  Orchard,  Pine  Point,  Scarborough  and  Higgins'  Beaches,  with  Prout's 
Neck,  a  narrow  peninsula,  as  its  name  implies,  extending  far  into  the  l)ay 
at  a  point  where  the  Nonesuch  River  and  its  estuary  forms  the  only 
break  in  this  great  stretch  of  sand. 

These  form  a  succession  of  the  grandest  cooling-off  places  which 
Nature  has  provided  for  a  long-suffering  public.  To  one  who  delights 
in  the  ocean  —  and  who  does  not?  —  they  conjure  up  pleasant  memories 
of  gradually  sloping  beach  of  the  whitest  sea-sand,  washed  continually 
by  giant  breakers,  among  which  sport  a  throng  of  bathers  in  every  non- 
descript costume  known  to  that  gay  pastime. 

Two  score  hotels,  large  and  small,  line  the  beaches,  facing  seaward, 
where  orchestras,  hops  and  fashionable  doings  are  the  order  of  the  day 
and  night  among  three  thousand  guests. 

It  is  while  the  steamer  is  passing  this  point  that  in  a  clear  day  the 
passengers  are  treated  to  the  fairest  view  of  the  distant  White  Mountains 
of  New  Hampshire  to  be  had  from  any  equally  distant  point. 

This  view  from  the  sea  is  particularly  striking.  There  are  other  and 
nearer  elevations  which  are  ofttimes  confounded  with  the  White  Moun- 
tains by  strangers  to  this  region,  but  the  scene  which  these  everlasting 
hills  here  present  once  seen  is  never  forgotten  nor  miscalled. 

Mt.  Washington  is  ninety  and  odd  miles  distant  in  an  air  line  from  the 
city  of  Portland,  yet  the  whole  chain,  of  which  Washington  forms  the 
highest  and  grandest  elevation,  stands  out  in  individual  distinction.  They 
may  be  seen  again  at  a  point  after  leaving  the  city,  but  the  view  is 
incomparable  to  this. 

After  passing  Old  Orchard  the  twin  beacons  of  the  "Two  Lights" 
upon  the  Cape  Elizabeth  shore  come  into  view,  then  "  Portland  Head  " 
light  marking  the  entrance  to  the  first  harbor  entered  by  the  steamer  in 
the  daylight  run  from  Boston.  The  noble  headlands  of  this  shore,  bold, 
storm-defying,  rugged  types  of  Maine's  rugged  coast,  have  formed  the 


I 


13 


INTEKNA  TlOA'Al.   STEAMSHIP  COMPAXY. 


subject  of  many  a  grand  marine  painting,  and  given  inspiration  to  artist 
and  poet. 

"  Even  at  this  distance  I  can  sec  the  tides, 
Upheaving,  break  unheard  along  the  base; 
A  speechless  wrath  that  rises  and  subsides, 
In  the  white  lip,  and  trenjor  of  the  face. 

"  •  Sail  on  ! '  it  says,  '  sail  on  '  ye  stately  ships. 
And  with  your  fleeting  bridge  the  oceans  span , 
lie  mine  to  guard  this  light  from  all  eclipse, 
l!e  yours  to  bring  man  nearer  unto  man.'" 

A  passing  incident  in  connection  witli  tlie  "  Two  Lights  "  may  here 
prove  of  interest.  Just  within  their  shadow,  upon  the  rocks  surrounding 
Broad  Cove,  Cape  Elizabeth,  the  good  ship  Bohemian,  an  iron  KngUsh 
mail  steamer  of  the  Allan  Line,  for  whom  Portland  forms  the  winter  port 
during  the  close  time  of  the  St.  I,awrence  River  by  ice,  struck  and  was 
torn  in  pieces  by  the  waves  one  stormy  April  morning  of  the  year  1862. 

Many  lives  were  lost  upon  this  the  last  occasion  of  disaster  to  a  passenger 
steamer,  attended  by  loss  of  life,  ni/tich  has  visited  the  eastern  shore. 

Can  many  transportation  lines,  carrying  the  traffic  which  offers  upon 
these  favorite  water  routes,  show  a  better  record  than  thirty  years  without 
loss  of  life  to  its  thousanils  carried  yearly  ? 


II 


to  artist 


** 


';.•   -y 


ay  here 

ounding 

English 

ter  i)ort 

intl  was 

ir  1862. 

issenger 

>■€. 

rs  upon 

without 


PORTLAND,    MAINE,   THE    BIRTHPLACE   OF    LONGFELLOW  —  A    PICTURESQUE 

HARHOR   Ar   SUNDOWN  —  THROUGH   THE   CITY  — 

ROUTES  TO   NOTED    TOURIST   RESORTS. 

"  Often  I  think  of  the  beautiful  town 

That  is  seated  by  the  sea ; 
Often  in  thought  go  up  and  down 
The  pleasant  streets  of  that  dear  old  town, 

And  my  youth  comes  back  to  me." 

'X'HE  entrance  to  Portland  harbor,  after  passing  the  light  at  Portland 
^  Head,  is  through  the  broad  ship  channel  with  the  Cape  Shore  upon 
the  left,  and  Cushing's  Island  forming  the  right  extreme. 

An  extended  view  of  Portland's  summer  hotels  and  cottages  may  l)e  had 
from  this  point.  The  Cape  Shore  is  lined  with  the  summer  homes  of 
the  city's  business  men,  many  of  them  most  imposing  subjects  of  modern 
architecture.  This  shore  also  bears  pleasant  hotels,  the  Cape  Cottage 
and  Ocean  House  for  example,  many  boarding-houses,  and  the  coast 
defences  of  the  city  whose  sunset  gun  speeds  the  departing  day. 

Upon  Cushing's,  to  the  right,  rises  the  brqad  roof  and  dome  of  "  The 
Ottawa,"  the  finest  hotel  in  the  harbor,  new  in  1889,  to  replace  one 
destroyed  the  previous  season.  Beautiful  cottages  also  adorn  Cushing's, 
which  is  the  most  exclusive  of  Casco's  isles. 

Immediately  after  rounding  the  point  of  this  island  the  city  bursts 
upon  the  view  from  its  commanding  position  upon  the  peninsula  heights 
three  miles  distant. 

The  view  from  seaward  in  the  approach  to  the  city  is  incomparable, 
and  is,  indeed,  the  only  point  of  view  which  shows  Portland  to  advantage. 
The  time  of  arrival  at  this  point  is  most  opportune  for  sight-seeing. 
The  sun,  yet  well  up  in  the  heavens  directly  above  the  city,  behind 
whose  roofs  and  spires  it  sinks  into  the  west  with  most  charming  cloud 
effects  of  ever-varying  hue. 

The  harbor  scene  is  most  attractive,  for  the  mammoth  steamer  is  now 
in  the  path  of  the  many  excursion  boats  plying  between  the  city  and  its 
cottage-covered  suburban  islands.  Among  them  our  ship  seems  colossal, 
and  we  are,  for  the  passing  moment,  the  centre  of  attraction  to  the  gay 
groups  who  throng  the  decks  of  the  smaller  craft,  which  now  are  dancing 

'3 


I  I 


o 


1 


z 

1-1 

u 
9 


UK  A    COAST  A'/iSOA'/'S. 


«5 


in  the  liugc  swell  of  our  wake.  'Thoiisands  visit  "'I'lie  Islands"  daily, 
a  fleet  of  ten  boats  making  constant  trips ;  cottages  and  club-hoiiscH, 
innumerable  almost,  shelter  the  summer  population,  while  the  white  tents 
of  campers  are  anchored  in  every  available  spot. 

Steam  and  sailing  <:raft  of  every  style  are  met  or  |)assed  in  the  ascent 
of  the  harbor  —  a  harbor  which  bears  this  distinction  —  let  us  turn  from 
descriptive  to  incident,  and  relate  it. 

This  busy  harbor  formeil  the  theatre  of  action  for  the  only  invasion  of 
a  northern  port  by  the  enemy  during  the  war  of  the  rebellion  ;  when  the 
revenue  cutter  Caleb  C'ushing  was  "cut  out"  from  under  the  guns  of  the 
now  obsolete  fort  upon  the  right,  by  an  armed  force,  who,  at  midnight  — 
1863  —  overpowered  her  crew  and  succeeded  in  getting  away  with  the 
craft,  an  armed  sailing  schooner  of  modest  size. 

No  doubt  the  Pushing  would  have  been  turned  into  a  privateer  by 
her  captors,  had  not  her  absence  been  discovered  at  daybreak  from  the 
observatory  —  mark  the  building,  in  form  like  the  coast  lights  we  have 
been  passing  —  which  crowns  the  eastern  extremity  of '.he  city,  and  from 
which  all  vessels  entering  the  port  are  signaled.  Pursuit  was  made  in  two 
steamers,  the  Forest  City  and  the  Chesapeake.  The  latter,  of  the 
Portland- New  York  line,  was  herself  afterward  captured  on  the  high  sea 
by  a  band  of  confederates,  who  joined  the  ship  in  New  York  as  passen- 
gers, took  possession  and  sailetl  to  an  ICnglish  ])ort. 

These  two  steamers  pursued  the  cutter,  overtook  her  becalmed  about 
twenty  miles  from  shore,  where  the  cutting-out  ])arty,  with  the  crew  as 
prisoners,  abandoned  the  ship  after  firing  her  magazine,  blowing  the 
trim  little  schooner  into  fragments. 

Through  the  lively  phases  of  the  harbor  scene  the  steamer  makes  its 
way  along  the  complete  water  front  of  the  city,  with  glimpses  of  the 
elm-shaded  streets  which  have  won  for  it  the  sobricjuet  of  "The  Forest 
City,"  to  its  berth  at  railroad  wharf,  foot  of  State  Street. 

It  is  but  a  short  walk  up  this  broad  avenue.  State  Street,  to  the  street- 
cars for  "  down  town  ; "  carriages  also  are  awaiting  the  arrival.  The 
cars  pass  all  hotels,  through  the  principal  thoroughfares  of  retail  trade. 
Congress  and  Middle  Streets,  to  th:  wharves  of  the  island  steamers. 
Ignoring  the  street-cars  yet  for  a  few  moments,  however,  a  quarter  mile 
walk  through  State  Street  straight  from  the  steamer,  one  of  the  handsomest 
o/t/  avenues  that  the  world  affords,  brings  one  to  State  Street  Square, 
which  contains  a  fine  bronze  statue  of  the  poet  Longfellow,  the  first 
erected  in  his  honor,  save  the  bust  in  Westminster  Abbey. 

We  shall  see  much  of  Longfellow  here  at  his  birthplace  and  early 
home,  and  again  in  the  voyage  eastward  to  the  country  and  people  he 


lii!;i 


~^ 


l6 


INTERNATIONAL  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY. 


¥ 


\:\ 


'I 


has  immortalized  in  that  American  classic,  "  Evangeline."  Taking 
street-cars  in  this  square  a  ride  of  five  minutes'  duration  brings  the 
traveller  to  the  new  and  palatial  Union  Passenger  Railway  Station.  This 
is  the  gateway  to  interior  Maine,  and  the  White  Mountains,  via  the  Maine 
Central  Railroad,  whose  trains  are  replete  \.'ith  every  convenience  of 
travel,  and  each  season  boar  a  host  of  summer  visitors  to  the  hunting 
and  fishing  resorts  of  Rangeley  and  Moosehead  lakes,  and  whose 
Mountain  Di/ision  reaches  the  White  Mountain  resorts  through  the 
wonderland  of  the  Crawford  Notch. 

Here  it  is  possible  to  take  a  train  with  Pullman  sleepers  at  eleven 
o'clock  each  night  of  the  week,  which  shall  bear  the  visitor  to  Bar 
Harbor  and  the  many  fashionable  resorts  on  Mt.  Desert  Island  in  season 
for  breakfast  next  morning.  Here  also  numerous  trains  depart  daily  for 
Poland  Spring,  with  its  superb  hotel,  the  eastern  Ponce  ile  Leon,  as  well 
as  for  all  interior  and  coast  towns  of  the  State  of  Maine. 

The  "  Union "  is  between  the  Maine  Central  and  Boston  and  Maine 
railroads,  who  use  together  this  beautiful  and  conmiodious  station,  to 
the  mutual  advantage  of  themselves  and  patrons.  The  Boston  and 
Maine  trains  make  freijuent  trips  to  the  lino  of  beaches  which  we  saw 
from  the  steamer  just  beyond  the  Cape  Siiore,  for  Old  Orchard  direct, 
and  for  Scarboro  Beach,  Pine  Point  and  Prout's  Neck,  from  Scarboro 
and  Pino  Point  stations,  where  carriage  conveyance  is  in  waiting  for  all 
beach  hotels. 

It  is  but  twolve  miles  from  the  city  of  Portland  to  Old  Orchard  Beach, 
and  die  tram  delivers  its  passengers  directly  in  the  midst  of  one  of  the 
liveliest  seashore  s<-enos  in  tiio  world.  The  beach  is  but  a  hundred  yards 
distant,  its  great  coml)ing  silrf  line  making  itself  known  at  once.  '  The 
largest  hotels  u])on  the  coast  of  Maine  are  liere.  and  invito  a  sojourn. 

Old  Orchard  ranks  with  Cape  May  and  Atlantic  C'ity  in  popularity 
with  summer  guests.  It  may  bo  reached  on  tlio  day  of  dei)arture  from 
Boston,  in  season  for  a  six  o'clock  tea.  by  the  ocean  day-line  in  con- 
nection with  trains  at  the  Portland  I'nion  Station. 

At  ihe  farther  extremity  of  the  city,  reaclioil  also  l)y  street-cars,  stands 
the  station  of  the  (irand  Trunk  Railway,  whose  trains  offer  another  route 
to  Polantl  Spring,  to  the  Rangeley  Region,  and  to  the  Wliite  Mountains. 

.\ltogother  Portland  offers  a  variety  of  routes  for  roacliing  the  many 
tourist  points  witiiin  the  State,  to  which  the  water  iourney.  the  daylight 
sail  from  Boston,  has  been  the  lireozy  prelude. 

Founded  in  1632,  under  the  Indian  tide  Machigonno.  the  now  city 
of  Portlantl  during  the  earlier  days  of  settlement  was  the  scene  of  many 
a  fierce  encounter  between  its  hardy  pioneers  and  tlie  red  men.     After 


* 


SEA    COAST  RESORTS. 


17 


three  bloody  assaults  the  settlement  finally,  in  the  year  1689,  succumbed 
to  these  Indian  attacks,  and  those  who  escaped  death  by  the  tomahawk 
and  arrow  fled,  leaving  the  desert^-d  ruin  of  fort  and  home  to  bird  and 
wild  beast  for  a  period  of  twenty-five  years,  when  a  number  of  sturdy 
veterans  from  the  disbanded  garrisons  along  :he  coast  made  their  homes 
here,  and  when  the  Indians  once  more  came  down  to  pay  their  compli- 
ments they  found  a  line  of  fortified  streets  and  strong  guards  at  every 
point. 

The  town  now  bore  the  name  of  Falmouth  and  enjoyed  a  flourishing 
commerce  with  the  West  Indies,  when  disaster  again  visited  in  the  form 
of  Captain  Mowatt's  British  fleet,  which  sailed  into  its  harbor  one  bright 
morning  during  the  Revolutionary  period — 1775 — and  after  a  destruc- 
tive bombardment  of  eight  hours  landed  a  party  of  red  coats  who  fired 
all  buildings  spared  by  the  red-hot  shots  of  the  ships.  Falmouth  again 
sank  in  ruins,  yet  to  appear  again,  and  as  the  reconstructed  city  of  Port- 
land go  through  a  third  fiery  ordeal  upon  the  "Glorious  4th,"  1866, 
when  a  carelessly  thrown  fire-cracker  started  a  conflagration,  which, 
burning  with  fatal  steadiness  for  sixteen  hours,  destroyed  ten  millions  of 
property. 

To-day,  with  a  population  approaching  forty  thousand,  and  a  valua- 
tion of  as  many  million  of  dollars,  four  daily  newspapers,  half  a  dozen 
national  banks  and  thirty  odd  churches,  surrounded  by  resting  retreats 
of  sea  and  shore,  silvery-sanded  beach  and  inland  lake,  this  beautiful 
city,  a  carriage  drive  about  which  would  amply  repay  a  visit,  whose 
large,  well-kept  hotels  hold  out  a  welcome  to  all,  offers  attractions  to 
sojourn  within  its  borders,  or  among  its  surroundings,  which  can  but  fill 
the  time  with  pleasure. 


'(IITEH^ftO 


'f 


/ 


EASTWARD    AGAIN    FROM    PORTLAND  —  A    CHARMING    TWILIGHT    RUN    ALONG 

A    HISTORIC   COAST  —  THE   MOUTH   OF  THE   KENNEBEC, 

MONHEGAN    ISLAND,    ETC. 

'X'HE  exit  of  the  steamer  from  Portland  harbor  is,  when  the  tide  will 
-■■  allow,  through  the  famous  "White  Head  Passage,"  a  narrow  water- 
way formed  by  the  approaching  shores  of  Peak's  and  Cushing's  islands. 
Upon  the  latter,  and  so  near  that,  to  use  a  nautical  phrase,  one  could 
throw  a  biscuit  to  the  steamer's  deck,  rises  the  towering  height  of  White 
Head,  one  of  the  finest  examples  of  the  rugged  coast  of  Maine  existing. 
It  recalls  the  lines  — 

And  many  a  homesick  tear  is  3hed 

By  wanderers  far  away, 
As  mem'ry  reverts  to  "  Old  White  Head," 

And  the  islands  of  Casco  Bay. 

Upon  the  left  Peak's  Island,  so  close  aboard  that  the  music  of  its 
bands  in  pavilion  and  summer  garden  is  borne  to  the  steamer's  deck, 
for  this  is  the  "  Coney  Island  of  the  East,"  is  the  scene  of  merry  revel. 
At  unfavorable  times  of  tide  the  passage  out  is  through  the  ship  channel, 
as  we  entered,  and  skirting  the  seaward  shore  of  these  islands. 

These  are  the  scenes  which  the  inland  traveller  wots  not  of,  and  more 
follow  in  succession  during  the  three  hours  of  daylight  which  remains 
after  leaving  the  Forest  City. 

Here  are  some  of  them  :  The  passage  through  White  Head  leads 
directly  to  the  sea,  and  the  course  is  shaped  just  outside  the  fringe  of 
islands,  three  hundred  and  sixty-five  of  which,  by  popular  fable,  are 
supposed  to  cluster  within  the  encircling  arms  of  Casco  Bay,  between 
the  twin  light  upon  Cape  l':iizabeth  and  the  mouth  of  the  Kennebec. 

Unlike  the  islands  in  the  harbor  of  Boston,  arid,  treeless  and 
unadorned,  Casco's  Isles  are  forest  crowned,  with  a  primeval  growth  of 
pines  and  other  northern  woods,  while,  especially  in  the  vicinity  of 
Portland,  they  are  adorned  by  the  hand  of  man  combined  with  Nature, 
and  bear  striking  examples  of  summer  architecture.  Longfellow  calls 
them  — 

"The  islands  that  were  the  Hesperides 
Of  all  my  boyish  dreams." 


20 


INTERNA  TIONAI.   STEAMSHIP  COMPANY. 


:l 


m 


The  cruise  brings  them  into  view,  and  with  them  the  long  peninsulas 
and  deep  indenting  bays  of  Harpswell,  as  the  steamer  plows  merrily 
along. 

"Half-way  Rock"  —  half-way  between  Portland  and  the  Kennebec  — 
is  passed  at  this  juncture  ;  its  tall  light,  a  perfect  Eddystone  in  its  solitude, 
and  its  whistling  buoy  accompaniment  in  the  foreground  directly  in  the 
path  of  the  steamer,  which  passes  outside.  Upon  the  mainland  the 
shores  of  Old  Falmouth  rise  to  the  elevation  called  Black-Strap  Hill, — 
why  Black-Strap  tradition  sayeth  not,  —  which  bears  upon  its  summit 
a  spindle  erected  by  the  United  States  Coast  Survey  as  a  land  mark, 
to  aid  in  their  research.  Travellers,  strangers  probably  from  the  "  Prairie 
States,"  have  mistaken  this  for  Mt.  Washington.  It  is  safe  to  assert  that 
none  who  have  made  the  journey  by  the  ocean  day-line  from  Boston,  and 
witnessed  the  view  from  our  strategic  point,  will  be  likely  to  confuse  this 
mole-hill  of  Maine  with  the  monarch  of  New  Hampshire. 

This  will  be  a  good  point  for  reckoning  —  Item  :  Bring  your  field 
glasses  and  get  the  points  of  the  compass  fixed  like  a  true  sailor.  Now, 
with  the  whistling  buoy  in  direct  line  with  Half-way  Rock,  pointing 
north,  the  whole  panorama  of  Casco  Bay  is  explained. 

Just  to  the  east  of  north  the  long  peninsula  of  Harpswell  projects  far 
into  the  sea,  island-surrounded  upon  all  sides.  To  the  west  the  larger 
islands  of  Chebeague,  Long,  The  Diamonds,  Peak's  and  Cushing's  in 
succession,  surround  the  harbor  of  Portland,  shutting  the  city  from  view. 
The  shores  of  Falmouth,  Cumberland,  Yarmouth  and  Freeport  form  the 
horizon. 

After  leaving  Half-way  Light,  Martinicus  Rock  is  the  next  objective 
point,  in  search  of  which  the  steamer  soon  rounds  Cape  Small  Point,  to 
find  "  Secjuin  "  marking  the  approach  to  the  mouth  of  the  Kennebec, 
which  noble  river,  famous  world-wide  for  its  ice  product,  flows  from  the 
clear  depths  of  Moosehead  Lake,  in  Northern  Maine,  luitil  joining  the 
waters  of  the  Androscoggin,  second  only  to  itself,  and  forming  the  outlet 
of  the  Rangeley  Lakes;  the  two  from  Merry-meeting  Bay  —  suggestive 
name!  —  just  al)ove  the  coast  line  flow  as  one  to  find  the  sea  at  this 
point. 

Its  estuary  forms  the  harbor  of  Boothbay,  whose  islands.  Mouse  and 
Squirrel,  are  summer-poi)ulated  by  hundreds  of  campers,  cottagers  and 
boarders.  Boothbay  Harbor  forms  the  rendezvous  of  many  a  yachting 
party  from  metropolitan  cities  to  and  from  eastern  points. 

We  have  met  this  white-winged  craft,  many  of  them  in  the  voy- 
age from  Boston,  for  they  are  ever  ])resent  in  these  summer  waters, 
and  include  the  entire  ensemble  of  pleasure  craft,  from  the  tiny  sloop  to- 


■| 


■if 


\ 

A, 


SEA    COAST  KESO/iTS. 


21 


Stately  schooners,  cup-winners,  with  the  floating  palaces  of  the  Bennetts, 
Goulds  and  Astors ;  for  all  favor  this  picturesque  coast,  each  season 
cruising  Eastward,  Ho  ! 

Leaving  Sequin,  with  its  stately  light,  one  of  the  many  beacons  of 
which  Whittier  says : 

"  From  gray  sea  fog,  from  icy  drift, 
From  peril  and  from  pain ; 
The  home-bound  fisher  greets  thy  lights 
O  hundred-harbored  Maine !" 


Monhegan  next  comes  to  the  front.  O  for  space  to  pick  up  some  of 
the  many  threads  of  history  connected  with  the  steamer's  surroundings 
as  she  plows  along  this  coast,  events  dating  back  prior  to  the  landing  of 
the  Pilgrims,  for  it  was  Samoset,  a  chieftain  of  Monhegan,  ..ho,  at  Ply- 
mouth, met  the  Puritans  with  the  English  words,  "  Welcome  !  White- 
men  !  " 

Monhegan  is  the  most  famous  island  on  the  New  England  coast ;  it 
appears  upon  the  oldest  charts  in  existence,  and  to  it  the  earliest  voyagers 
to  the  AVestern  Continent  converged.  Champlain  sailed  the  Des  Monts 
expedition  to  this  point  in  1604.  Weymouth  was  here  in  160),  trading 
vtrith  the  Indians  of  Pemaqtiid.  Pemaquid,  the  ancient  fortified  city, 
which  to  this  day  forms  the  goal  of  historian  and  antiquarian,  the  Pompeii 
of  the  West.  These  delve  in  her  paved  streets  and  unearth  her  old 
fortifications,  enthusiastically  recalling  scenes  which  have  added  pages 
to  our  early  history. 

Between  Monhegan  and  the  mainland  of  Pemaquid  Point  was  fought 
that  desperately  contested  sea-fight  between  the  Enterprise  and  Boxer, 
familiar  to  every  school-boy  of  the  land.  The  English  brig  Boxer  had 
been  fitted  out  with  the  express  purpose  of  engaging  the  Enterprise,  an 
American  brig  of  her  own  class  and  armament.  The  Enterprise  had 
seen  service  in  the  wars  with  Algiers,  and  now  called  home  by  the  War 
of  1812,  was  given  a  cruising  ground  along  the  coast  of  Maine  to  keep 
watch  for  the  enemy's  j)rivateers. 

Decatur  had  been  her  commander,  but  she  was  now  taken  to  sea  by 
Lieutenant  Burrows,  an  intrepitl  seaman,  of  whom  it  was  believed  he 
would  die  sooner  than  surrender.  After  terrorizing  the  seacoast  villages, 
and  firing  a  fisherman  or  two,  the  Boxer  cast  anchor  Saturday,  September 
4,  1 8 14,  in  Pemaquid  Bay. 

On  the  morning  of  the  Sabbath,  calm,  clear  and  beautiful  as  a  Sep- 
tember morning  in  these  seas  can  be,  the  lookout  from  the  Boxer  descried 
the  Enterprise  bearing  down  from  Portland  under  full  sail.     In  a  moment 


!«'> 


22 


INTERNATIONAL   STEAMSHIP  COMPANY. 


li| 


111! 


11  ■! 


;i 
I  111 


i 


all  was  activity  on  board  the  Englishman,  who,  dropiiing  a  few  shots 
upon  the  village  and  old  Fort  Frederick  by  way  of  compliment,  up 
anchor  and  away  to  a  point  about  three  miles  from  shore  and  then 
stripped  to  fighting  canvas.  'J'he  Enterprise  coming  up  noted  the 
invitation,  and  cleared  for  action. 

In  expectancy  of  this  event  both  ships  had  been  prepared  by  their 
crews,  rubbed  down  and  polished  off  with  as  much  care  as  a  pugilist 
receives  from  his  trainers ;  so  earnest  were  those  of  the  Boxer,  that  her 
colors  were  nailed  to  the  mast,  an  act  which  doubtless  cost  some  lives  in 
the  event  whicii  followed. 

The  fight  lasted  forty  minutes ;  and  so  closely  were  the  ships  engaged 
that  after  the  first  broadsides  nothing  could  be  seen  of  the  combatants, 
save  the  flash  of  the  guns  through  the  thick  veil  of  smoke  which  enveloped 
all.  When  the  fire  slackened  the  Enterprise  was  seen  to  be  the  victor. 
Both  commanders  were  killed  outright ;  and  on  the  7th  the  F2nterprise, 
with  the  Boxer  in  tow,  set  sail  for  Portland,  where  efjual  honors  were 
bestowed  upon  the  dead.  Wrapped  each  in  his  country's  colors,  the 
dead  captains  were  borne  to  their  final  resting  place  in  the  ancient 
cemetery,  under  the  shadow  of  the  ol)servatory  which  we  saw  crowning 
the  eastern  extremity  of  the  city  of  Portland  as  we  entered  its  harbor. 

The  roar  of  combat  was  i)lainly  heard  through  the  Sabbath  stillness  of 

the  Forest  City,  and  Longfellow  refers  to  it  thus  in  liis  poem,  "  My  Lost 

Youth  "  : 

"  I  remember  the  sea-fight  far  away, 
I  low  it  thundered  o'er  the  tide  ! 
And  the  dead  captains,  as  they  lay 
In  their  graves,  o'erlooking  the  trantiuil  bay, 
Where  they  together  died." 

Through  scenes,  the  tlieatre  of  such  events,  the  steamer  makes  its 
way,  during  the  long  twiliglit  of  summer,  and  now  as  the  coast  lights 
beam  through  the  gathering  gloom  one  by  one  her  voyagers  ''seek  the 
seclusion  that  the  stakrooiii  grants."  where,  surrounded  by  the  invigor- 
ating air,  blown  from  the  wide  salt  sea,  amid  odurs  such  as  no  landsman 
knows,  they  sink  to  rest,  wooed  by  a  quiet  broken,  yet  not  disturbed,  by 
the  dull,  far  away  throb  of  the  engines  and  the  wash  of  the  waves.  There 
are  no  noisy  landings,  with  their  acconii)anying  discharge  of  freight,  to 
disturl)  refreshing  slumber,  which  may  continue  until  the  landing  at. 
Eastport  at  7.30  next  morning. 


h;>! 


f  ,- 


*»» .:«'».' ^ 


PASSAMAQUODDY    AND    ABOUT    THKRE  —  EASTPORT    AND    ITS    SURROUNDINGS 

—  HOW  TO   REACH   GRAND   MANAN,   CAMPOBELLO, 

LUBEC,   ETC.  —  A   SUMMER   CAMP. 

T  JNRUFFLED  Passamaquoddy  Bay  lies  sheltered  from  the  sea  by  a 
^^  mighty  chain  of  islands,  all  British  territory,  for  this  is  the  eastern 
extremity  of  the  United  States. 

Its  shores  and  islands  bear  numerous  summer  resorts,  which  possess 
enough  of  individuality  to  warrant  a  separate  and  detailed  description. 
At  favorable  times  of  tide,  when  it  "  serves,"  to  use  a  nautical  phrase, 
the  route  of  the  International  steamers  into  Passamaquoddy  is  through 
"  The  Narrows,"  formed  by  Lubec,  a  white,  wooded  town  upon  the  left 
and  the  long  island  of  Campobello  to  the  right.  The  entrance  to  this 
channel  is  past  the  light  at  "Quoddy  Head,"  which  marks  the  eastern 
limit  of  the  United  States  of  America.  ^ 

At  other  seasons  of  the  tide  one  must  circumnavigate  Campobello, 
and  approach  the  American  town  of  Eastport  through  British  waters. 
The  magnificent  sweep  of  Passamaquoddy  Bay  must  be  seen  to  be 
thoroughly  appreciated.     Its  encircling  shores  form  a  horizon  seventy- 


\y19n. 


If 


f  ' 
•l  i 


24 


INTERNATIONAL   STEAMSHIP  COMPANY. 


I  I   i'il^ 


five  miles  in  circumference,  all  of  whicii  from  some  one  of  its  many 
elevations,  as  the  Chamcook  Mountains  above  St.  Andrews,  is  brought 
into  one  view.  It  forms  an  arm  of  the  Bay  of  Fundy,  and  partakes  of 
its  high  tides,  while  its  breezy  summited  islands  exclude  its  fogs. 

These  phenomenal  tides  rise  and  fall  twice  daily  in  Passamaquoddy, 
measuring  between  thirty  and  forty  feet,  while  to  the  eastward  they  go 
still  higher.  The  rivers  which  find  the  sea  within  the  Bay  of  Fundy  are 
said  to  part  of  the  time  run  up  hill,  part  down,  as  the  tide  swells  them. 

Tiiere  are  few  islands  in  the  Bay  of  Passania<iuoddy  after  passing 
through  the  outer  fringe  which  shelters  its  (juiet  waters.  One  of  these. 
Minister's  Island,  which  lies  off  the  peninsula  of  St.  Andrews,  fitly 
exemplifies  these  tides.  I»etwecn  this  island  and  the  mainland  there 
exists  at  the  flood  an  exact  half  mile  of  clear  water.  At  the  ebb  tide 
one  can  ride  or  walk,  dry  shod,  over  a  bar  of  shingle  connecting  the 
two,  hveii  ty  feet  below  the  level  of  the  sea  at  hiX'h  toater. 

Passamaciuoddy  is  the  ideal  spot  for  summer  sojourn.  Beside  the 
historical  interest,  blending  romance  with  the  beautiful  in  nature,  it  has 
a  peculiar  charm  for  health-seekers  in  its  pleasant  air.  There  is  no  fog, 
tlie  encircling  islands  shut  out  that  unwelcome  visitor  from  the  sea  ;  the 
powerful  tides  remove  all  refuse  far  from  shore  twice  each  day,  and  last, 
but  not  least,  there  is  the  assurance  given  by  (leneral  A.  W.  Greeley, 
chief  of  the  United  States  Signal  Service,  which  has  such  a  bearing  on 
the  subject  of  climatic  perfection  in  this  locality  that  we  quote  it. 

In  an  article  in  " Scribner's,"  entitled  "Where  shall  we  spend  our 
summers?"  after  detailing  what  people  are  led  to  expect  from  reading 
summer  literature  descriptive  of  this  and  that  resort,  General  Greeley 
says  :  "  There  is  possibly  one  place  in  the  United  States  where  such 
conditions  obtain,  —  a  bit  of  country  of  about  forty  square  miles  at  the 
extreme  southwestern  i)art  of  the  United  States,  in  which  San  Diego  is 
situated ;  but  even  here,  perhaps  once  in  two  or  three  years,  the  sultry 
blasts  from  the  Mojave  Desert  pass  over  the  low  mountain  range  and 

parch  this  favored  district By  a  singular  contrast  the   second 

favored  spot  as  to  summer  weather  is  the  extreme  northeastern  point  of 

the  United  States,  —  Fastport,  Maine .\t  Fastport,  the  prevailing 

summer  winds  are  from  the  south,  which  makes  the  weather  delightful." 
General  Greeley,  in  the  charts  which  accompany  his  article,  places  the  mean 
daily  temperature  at  68°  during  the  entire  heated  term.  There  is  another 
phase  of  summer  weather  which  is  of  eciual  importance  with  the  question 
of  temperature.  This  is  a  humidity  of  atmosphere.  Again  we  quote 
Gen.  Greeley,  whose  chart  shows  that  the  belt  denotmg  the  dryest  atmos- 
phere passes  through  Passamaquoddy  Bay.     He  says  :    "  It  is  further  of 


in^^ 


% 


SEA    COAST  RESOHrS. 


25 


importance  to  note  that  the  quantity  of  vapor  per  cubic  foot  decreases 
as  one  goes  northward,  and  the  al)solute  amount  of  water  in  the  air  in 
New  Jersey  is  fifty  per  cent  greater  than  in  Maine,  while  the  quantity 
along  the  Atlantic  seacoast  from  Hatteras  south  is  nearly  twice  as  great. 
...  A  dry  summer  climate  is  assumed  to  be  one  where  the  atmosphere 
contains  five  and  one-half  grains  or  less  of  aciueous  vapor  to  each  cubic 
foot  (our  belt  has  only  five  grains),  and  on  this  basis  it  is  safe  to  recom- 
mend the  northern  half  of  New  England  and  New  York."  (ien.  Greeley 
can  be  considered  an  impartial  writer,  having  no  climatic  wares  to  dispose 
of.  In  naming  Kastport,  he  named  the  extreme  limit  of  his  country  and 
consequently  of  his  research  ;  therefore  as  Eastport,  so  Passamaquoddy 
and  about  there. 

A   PASSAMAQUODDY   INCIDENT. 

Lnmediately  following  the  California  gold  fever  of  1849,  a  far-reaching, 
notable  enterprise  was  inaugurated  in  Passamaquoddy. 

In  1850-51  the  steamer  S.  B.  Wheeler,  a  side-wheeled  wooden  craft, 
In  size  and  tonnage  resembling  the  "Rose  Standish  "  of  the  Frontier 
Steamboat  Line,  whose  steamers  now  ply  the  waters  of  the  bay  and 
river  St.  Croix,  was  built  at  Eastport.  Up  the  river  St.  Croix,  at  the 
towns  of  Calais,  Maine,  and  St.  Stephen,  New  Brunswick,  which  we  shall 
see  later,  on  opposite  banks  of  the  river,  was  built  upon  the  English  side 
the  barque  F'anny,  with  an  object  in  view  of  curious  nature. 

The  hull  of  this  vessel  was  towed  to  Eastport,  the  captain  of  the 
■"Cumberland,"  one  of  the  International  fleet, — perchance  our  very 
ship  —  forming  one  of  the  crew  of  the  tow. 

Here  she  was  sunk,  after  removing  the  entire  stern  of  the  craft,  for  in 
her  construction  this  part  had  been  secured  by  screw  bolts  for  this 
express  purpose,  and  while  submerged  the  steamer  was  floated  within 
and  secured  by  ballast  and  freight  tightly  packing  the  entire  hold  of  the 
barcjue.  Then  the  Fanny  was  raised,  her  stern  once  more  secured,  her 
hold  freed  from  water,  her  masts  stepped,  two  of  them  passing  direcdy 
through  the  steamer,  her  rigging  and  sails  supplied,  and  out  of  Passama- 
quoddy she  sailed  "  'round  The  Horn  "  to  San  Francisco. 

Arrived  there,  the  same  process  was  carried  out  for  the  removal  of  the 
steamer,  which,  reconstructed,  sailed  for  years  the  Sacramento  river,  the 
first  river  steamer  in  California  waters. 

No  part  of  the  steamer  was  removed  when  she  was  engulfed  within 
the  barque,  save  her  funnel  and  walking-beam.  She  furnished  accom- 
modations for  the  passengers  taken  out  in  this  way,  and  possibly  some 
forty-niners  of  the  Pacific  coast  may  yet  remain  of  those  who  made  the 
voyage  in  this  novel  manner. 


S  ! 


!!l 


i 


I 


/qi^oUND  L>q5TPoRT; 


:i 


SEA    COAST  K  ESQ  NTS. 


2T 


It^'^owj 


'% 


^ 


0KX\ 


EASIPORT,    MAINE. 

Eastport,  prominent  upon  the  school  maps  as  the  extreme  eastern 
settlement  under  the  American  flag,  prominent  in  history  of  old-time 
boundary  disputes,  and  the  home  of  the  American  sarcHne,  is  situated 
upon  Moose  Island,  at  the  entrance  of  Passamaquoddy  Bay,  separated 
by  a  wooden  bridge  twelve  hundred  feet  in  length  from  the  mainland 
town  of  Perry. 

It  is  a  town  of  white  wooden  buildings,  a  big  hotel  flying  the  American 
flag,  an  exceedingly  peaceful-looking  arsenal,  a  fort  and  a  United  States 
Coaling  Station. 

Along  its  water  front  the  many  wharves  are  occupied  by  numerous 
factories,  where  minute  herring  are  cooked  in  salad  oil,  packed  in  cans 
exactly  resembling  the  conventional  sardine  box,  and  placed  on  the- 
market,  a  close  imitation  of  the  imported  article,  whose  market  price 
they  have  greatly  cheapened.  Fourteen  of  these  sardine  factories  lie 
within  the  radius  of  a  circle  drawn  one-half  mile  from  the  post-office. 
They  simply  line  the  w-iter  front.  Previous  to  the  fire  of  1886  there 
were  twenty-one  factories  in  Eastport,  with  an  average  capacity  of  twenty 
hogsheads  of  uncooked  fish  per  day,  representing  some  800,000  boxes. 
Of  course,  fish  in  quantities  to  allow  this  were  not  to  be  had  every  day, 
but  during  the  season,  May  15th  to  December  ist,  enormous  quantities 
of  the  fish  are  caught  in  the  weirs  which  surround  the  inlets  to  the  bay, 
and  cured.  Fish  that,  going  in  as  herring,  undergo  a  metamorphosis, 
coming  out  sardines.  This  is  a  specialty  of  the  eastern  shore,  in  which 
Eastport  bears  the  palm. 

As  is  customary  in  smaller  towns,  every  modern  event  in  Eastport 
dates  from  "  the  fire,"  a  conflagration  that,  in  1886,  swept  the  larger  part' 
of  the  town  into  ruins.  The  effect  of  the  destruction  has,  on  the  whole, 
been  beneficial  to  its  appearance,  as  the  new  buildings  are  greatly  superior 
to  the  old,  and  an  efficient  system  of  water-works  has  since  been  intro- 
duced, while  a  Government  building,  —  custom  house,  —  for  which  Con- 
gress has  appropriated  $100,000,  is  in  course  of  erection.  This  town 
forms  the  principal  trade  centre  of  the  frontier.  "The  Quoddy  "  is  its 
leading  hotel. 

Here  the  International  Steamship  Company  has  made  special  pro- 
visions for  traffic  and  travel,  in  its  large  depot  built  since  the  fire,  kt 
this  point  its  steamers  land,  and  by  connecting  water  routes  by  other 
boats  of  lighter  draught,  the  traveller  is  carried  to  the  resorts  in  Passama- 
quoddy and  its  environs,  to  Campobello  and  famous  Grand  Manan,  to- 
St.  Andrews,  and  the  towns  of  the  St.  Croix  River.  The  Passamaquoddy 
tribe  of  Indians  from  their  home,  a  reservation  upon  Pleasant  Point  just" 


28 


INTERNATIONAI.   STEAMSlflP  COMPANY. 


r 


above  Eastport,  add  a  picturescjue  element  to  the  life  of  the  town.  Their 
bark  canoes  still  ply  the  waters  of  the  bay  in  their  periodical  visits  to  the 
several  summer  resorts.  They  may,  with  profit  to  themselves  and  the 
sportsman,  serve  as  guides  in  canoeing,  hunting,  and  fishing  excursions  in 
the  vicinity,  from  their  aboriginal  knowledge  of  woodcraft  and  the  famous 
lurking  places  of  fish  and  game. 

NORIH    I.UBEC. 

Adjoining  Eastport,  reached  by  steam  ferry  across  the  harbor,  lies  the 
town  of  Lubec,  approaching  Campobello,  and  reaching  northward  in  a 
series  of  long  peninsulas,  characteristic  of  this  rugged  eastern  shore. 

It  is  upon  one  of  these  sea-girt  necks  of  land,  all  surrounded  by  Cobs- 
cook  Bay,  and  near  neighbor  to  the  famous  resorts  of  Passamaquoddy, 
that  the  site  for  the  permanent  summer  encampment  of  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association  has  been  chosen. 

Two  years  ago,  a  committee  was  selected  by  the  New  England  Associ- 
ation to  search  out  and  report  upon  an  advantageous  site.  North  Lubec 
was  chosen,  and  unanimously  endorsed  by  the  annual  convention. 

The  initial  encampment  was  held  August  loth  to  25th,  1889.  It  was 
a  complete  success.  Withoiit  exception  all  were  pleased  with  the  selec- 
tion, and  the  continuance  of  the  encampment  at  North  Lubec  was 
assured. 

Leading  Association  men  have  since  purchased  a  large  tract  of  land 
for  the  purpose  of  developing  the  encampment.  A  large  hotel  has  been 
erected,  in  which  ample  accommodations  for  visitors  are  provided. 
Bowling  alleys,  tennis  courts  and  base-ball  field  afford  opportunities  for 
amusement  and  exercise. 

Thus,  amid  the  health-giving  breezes  from  the  sea,  this  association 
has  a  rallying-place,  after  the  plan  of  the  Maine  Chautauquans  upon 
another  border,  that  between  Maine  and  New  Hampshire,  at  Fryeburg. 

CUTLER,    MAINE. 

It  is  only  of  late  that  Cutler  Harbor  has  come  to  the  front  as  a  sum- 
mer resort,  from  its  secluded  position  on  the  coast  of  Maine.  It  lies 
midway  between  Mt.  Desert  and  Passamaquoddy  in  a  sheltered  bay, 
which  has  proved  so  attractive  that  a  syndicate  of  gentlemen  have  pur- 
chased the  lands  about  its  shores,  built  a  modern  summer  hotel  upon 
improved  sanitary  conditions,  and  laid  out  their  lands  into  sites  lor 
numerous  mansions,  cottages  and  tastefully  planned  parks. 

Go  where  you  will,  by  land  or  water,  by  carriage  or  sail,  or  rambling 
.along  the  shore  or  in  the  woods,  objects  of  interest  continually  meet  the 


SEA    COAST  A'ESONTS. 


29 


eye.  Prominent  among  these  are  the  Natural  Hritlge,  Cross  Island,  the 
Norse  Wall  and  Lake,  the  foot-prints  on  the  rocks,  caves,  lakes,  streams 
and  water-falls,  the  lighthouse  and  life-saving  station,  the  mineral  springs 
and  meadow  views.  It  offers  all  the  attractions  of  the  secluded  coast 
resort,  "  far  from  the  madding  crowd,"  its  little  gem  of  a  harbor  receiving 
many  white-winged  yachts  during  the  season  which  bring  hither  many 
summer  guests. 

PEMimoKr.,   PKRRY,    DF.NNVSVIM.K   A\D   KOHBINSTON. 

Upon  the  western  shore  of  Passamaciuoddy,  above  Lubec,  li's  the 
town  of  Perry,  containing  Pleasant  Point,  a  village  of  the  Passamacjuoddy 
tribe  of  Indians,  Pembroke  adjoins  Perry  upon  the  west,  and  Rob- 
binston  lies  just  above  upon  the  St.  Croix. 

These  are  all  coast  towns  bordering  the  bay  and  river,  with  a  multiplicity 
of  projecting  peninsulas  and  encroaching  bays,  affording  fine  salt-water 
fishing,  v.'hile  their  forests  abound  with  game. 

CAMPOBKLLO. 

This  Elysium  of  the  summer  tourist  is  his  first  resort  "over  the  bor- 
der," in  reaching  which,  from  Eastport,  one  and  one-half  miles  by  steam 
ferry,  he  crosses  that  imaginary  line,  the  International  boundary.  The 
island  is  picturesque  with  coves  and  cliffs,  winding  roads  and  woods,  a 
series  of  delightful  surprises  to  the  iminitiated.  One  may  remain  out  of 
doors  the  entire  day  without  sense  of  fatigue  or  heat,  so  clear,  bracing 
and  cool  is  the  sea  atmosphere.  Fog  never  remains  the  entire  day,  and 
during  the  last  five  seasons  there  has  been  not  more  than  three  days 
each  summer  month  in  which  it  was  impossible  to  walk  or  drive,  while 
the  beauty  of  the  landscape  is  wonderfully  increased  by  the  shutting 
down  and  lifting  of  the  mists. 

"  A  wind  came  up  cut  of  the  sea, 
And  said,  O  mists,  make  room  for  me  !" 

Campobello  and  Deer  islands  are  the  larger  of  the  islands  which  shut 
out  the  sea  from  Passama(iuoddy.  Campobello  has  been  chosen  before 
its  mates  as  an  island  summer  resort  from  its  beauty  and  grandeur  of 
situation. 

Upon  its  shores  begins  the  wild  scenery  of  the  Bay  of  Fundy,  a  name 
sonorous  as  its  waves,  which  wash  the  beetling  cliffs  upon  the  outer  shore 
of  Campobello.  Th?  fine  model  hotel,  Ty'n-y-coed,  is  happily  situated 
upon  one  of  these  cliffs,  seventy-five  feet  above  the  level  of  the  sea,  and 
near  the  water's  edge.     It  is  provided  with  all  the  comforts  of  a  refined. 


!i: 


in 


!^i 


'  (-1 


SEA    COAST  RESORTS. 


31 


home,  and  is  beautifully  furnished  throughout.  Its  seaward  view  embraces 
a  wide  sweep  of  ocean,  l)roken  only  by  the  purple  cliffs  of  Grand  Manan  ; 
shoreward  the  hilly  towns  of  Kastport  and  Lubec  are  in  the  view,  which 
also  holds  the  Denny's  River  and  the  famous  St.  Croix  with  varied  vistas  of 
Passamaquoddy  reaches  through  forest-crowned  islands  that  intercept  it. 

Campobello  partakes  with  Eastport  in  the  history  of  old-time  boundary 
disputes,  and  British  occupancy  of  all  the  islands  in  the  bay  during  the 
four  years,  18 14-18,  that  all  remained  under  martial  law.  The  English 
claimed  that  all  belonged  to  Great  Britain,  as  much  so,  to  quote  one  of 
their  commissioners,  as  Northamptonshire,  an  inland  county  of  England. 

It  had  been  a  muddle  since  the  treaty  of  1 783,  at  the  close  of  the 
Revolutionary  war  —  a  muddle  which  required  thirty-five  years  of  diplo- 
matic squabbling  to  clear.  Finally,  under  an  article  of  the  treaty  of 
Ghent,  concluded  December  24,  18 14,  two  commissioners  were  appointed 
to  setde  the  vexed  question  of  ownership  ;  their  final  report  states  "  that 
Moose  Island,  Dudley  Island,  and  Frederick  Island,  in  the  Bay  of 
Passamaquoddy,  do  belong  to  the  United  States,  and  that  all  the  other 
islands  in  the  bay  and  the  island  of  Grand  ISIanan,  in  the  Bay  of  Fundy, 
belong  to  His  Britannic  Majesty."  Tlius  tlie  Union  Jack  floats  over 
Campobello  with  its  merry  summer  company,  and  that  storm-defying 
ocean  monarch,  Grand  Manan. 


(JRAM)    MANAN. 


This  noble  island,  "a  paradise  of  sea-girt  cliffs,"  as  some  writer  has 
termed  it,  lies  in  the  very  entrance  to  the  Bay  of  Fundy,  nine  miles  from 
the  American  shore  and  eigliteen  miles  from  Eastport,  where  steamers 
may  be  taken  for  reaching  it,  by  easy  sail  of  two  hours. 

For  a  long  time  Grand  Manan  has  been  a  favorite  resort  for  marine 
artists  and  others  interested  in  grand  cliff  and  shore  scenery. 

The  highest  and  most  precipitous  cliffs  are  at  the  southern  extremity 
of  the  island.  Here  they  rise  to  a  height  of  from  tliree  to  four  hundred 
feet  above  the  sea,  which  breaks  at  their  feet  with  sullen  roar  and  spray 
dashed  high  against  the  mighty  barrier,  dislodging  myriads  of  sea-fowl, 
which  wing  their  screaming  flight  l)elow.  It  is  a  scene  which  reminds 
one  of  the  tales  of  the  Norwegian  coast,  or  what  might  be  expected  in 
Icelandic  waters  or  among  the  Hebrides. 

The  western  shore  extends  in  a  series  of  these  cliffs  twenty  miles,  with 
no  accessible  entrance  from  the  sea ;  but  on  the  eastern  shore  are  several 
villages  lying  within  pleasant  coves  ;  smaller  islands  lie  scattered  in  the 
sea  off  shore  upon  this  side. 


32 


INTERNATIONAL   STEAMSHIP  COMPANY. 


Near  the  northern  head,  called  Bishop's  Head,  from  a  rocky  figure 
rising  boldly  out  of  the  sea  off  shore,  and  named  "  The  BisJiop,"  are  two 
hotels  and  some  private  boarding-houses.  In  this  neighborhood  is 
Swallow-tail  Head,  upon  which  the  lighthouse  stands,  surrounded  by  cliffs 
deeply  scarred  by  the  action  of  the  waves. 

Whale  Cove  opens  delightful  features ;  around  it  tower  gigantic  cliffs 
displaying  a  variety  of  formations,  at  one  place  brilliant  with  varied 
hues,  and  in  another  regular  strata  are  piled  up  in  consecutive  layers, 
commonly  called  the  "  Seven  Days'  Work."  The  beaches  at  the  foot  of 
the  cliffs  show  gay-colored  pebbles. 

It  is  a  land  of  wonderment,  and  presents,  especially  during  and  follow- 
ing a  storm,  marine  views  unsurpassed  in  their  grandeur.  There  are 
good  facilities  for  fishing  and  shooting.  The  roads  of  the  island  are 
excellent ;  good  horses  for  driving  can  be  had  at  moderate  prices,  and 
the  same  may  be  said  of  boats  aiid  bi.'  umen. 

It  is  a  land  which  should  be  visiicci  by  all  lovers  of  the  sublime  vci 
Nature,  and  may  be  taken  in  as  a  side  trip  with  the  other  Passama- 
quoddy  resorts  in  the  ocean  voyage  eastward. 


SEA    COAST  KESOKTS. 


33 


iisVJSS 


sr.   ANDREWS. 

"  And  the  pale  health-seeker  findeth  there 
The  wine  of  life  in  its  pleasant  air." 

This  couplet  might  well  have  been  written  of  the  charming  new-old 
summer-resort,  St.  Andrews-by-the-sea  ;  old,  dating  back  far  beyond  its 
early  settlement  by  the  sturdy  Loyalists,  who  fled  from  America  upon 
the  Declaration  of  Independence,  issued  by  the  colonies,  and  who  founded 
upon  the  long  peninsula  extending  far  into  the  bay,  this  quaint  old  town, 
whose  streets  laid  out  by  Deputy  John  Jones,  surveyor  for  the  Crown, 
in  1 784,  are  the  earliest  example  of  the  Piiiladelphia  checkerboard  plan  on 
record,  consisting  of  avenues  of  a  uniform  length  and  fifty  to  eighty  feet 
wide,  crossing  at  right  angles  and  dividing  the  town  into  sixty  blocks, 
each  three  hundred  and  twenty  feet  square. 

Old  again  in  its  reminiscences  of  its  sturdy  Loyalist  fore-fathers,  who, 
leaving  the  "  States  "  during  and  immediately  following  their  rebellion 
against  the  Crown,  brought  to  this  quiet  border  town  their  families  and 
flocks,  with,  in  some  cases,  their  homes  also,  in  proof  of  which  there  are 
iiouses  now  standing  in  St.  Andrews  whose  frames  were  brought  from 
Castine  by  their  Loyalist  owners,  and  set  up  anew  beneath  the  Crown. 

Within  the  English  ciiurch  of  the  town  rests,  conspicuously  displayed, 
the  royal  coat-of-arms,  lirought  by  its  statuich  supporter,  Parson  Samuel 
.Andrews,  from  the  church  at  Wallingford,  Connecticut,  where,  liuring 
the  struggle  fur  indei)endence,  he  had  earnestly  prayed  for  the  success 
of  the  ICnglish  arms,  and,  caring  not  to  live  in  the  new  republic,  settled 
at  St.  .Andrews,  bringing  the  eml)lem  of  royalty  with  him. 

iVcio  St.  Andrews  boasts  its  fine  hotel,  *'  The  .Mgoncpiin,"  opened  in 
Jime,  1889,  to  receive  nearly  1,400  guests  its  first  season,  and  other 
improvements  of  the  old  town,  which  have  made  this  sleeping-beauty 
of  the  seaside  the  ideal  summer  resort. 

Few  coast  towns  ha\e  a  more  favored  lo(\ition  than  St.  .Andrews. 
Long  before  it  was  thought  of  as  a  summer  resort,  it  enjoyed  a  certain 
patronage  from  pleasure-seekers  fron.  :\^orthern  New  Brunswick  anil 
across  the  border.  Its  marked  characteristics  lee'  to  the  formation  of 
the  St.  Andrews  Land  Company,  who  have,  with  their  varied  improve- 
ments, of  which  the  new  hotel  and  Indian  Point  Park  are  notable 
examples,  uKule  the  old  town  to  blossom  like  the  rose. 

The  hotel  stands  upon  an  eminence  overlooking  the  town,  and  150 
feet  above  sea  level.  From  its  broad  piazzas  an  unobstructed  view  is 
had,  disclosing  the  whole  panorama  of  Passamaquoddy  liay,  with  the 
Chamcook  Mountains,  the  St.  Croix  River  and  the  distant  shores  of 
Nova  Scotia  for  a  background. 


i'  il 


\\  ''..■ 


v;> 

.."^n 

^»mM 

s 

^-»  ' 

f,:J 

.S7-,.-i    COAS'J'  A'KS(.)h'7S. 


35 


^OtK 


Its  guests  enjoy  ;i  wonderful  imuiuuity  from  liay  fever,  that  distressing 
malady  being  unknown  to  the  residents  of  the  town,  while  the  afflicted, 
even  those  wiio  visit  here  at  well-advanced  stages  of  the  disorder,  find 
early  and  complete  relief. 

It  is  pleasant  to  write  oi  St.  .\ndrews.  'I'o  one  who  has  visited  it 
there  is  always  much  to  recall  with  pleasure  ;  while  with  the  ocean 
voyage  from  Boston,  or  from  Portland  to  Mastport,  as  an  auxiliary,  no 
'^  better  medicine  can  be  recommended  the  tired  brain-worker,  or  summer 
health  and  pleasure-seeker,  than  a  sojourn  at  this  I'assamacjuoddy  resort. 
There  are  mountains  for  climbing,  the  C'hamcooks,  reached  in  a  three- 
mile  drive  from  the  hotel,  over  roads  which  are  perfection,  and  at  their 
feet  lie  a  chain  of  clear  water  lakes  affording  fine  trout  fishing,  .\ngling 
in  both  salt  and  fresh  water  may  be  enjoyetl  here  with  sure  result.  The 
yatchsman  finds  a  paradise,  and  the  student  of  history  his  desire.  There 
are  possibilities  for  pleasmx'  to  suit  every  taste,  cou[)led  with  a  quiet 
restfulness  of  surrountiings  which  is  itself  a  boon. 


I  I 


i 


¥8' J 


Jll 


mmumwmrj 


7 


^i', 


y/iLj  Htno  • 


■^ 


■^/J! 


.•^Aii'';^,.--.  .* 


im^ 


'JM- 


-<ia 


'IHK    ST.    CROIX    KIVKR    AND    SCHOODIC     I.AKKS,    TIIK    Sl'ORI.SMAN  S    I'ARADISE 

—  A    SIORV    OK    1604  —  CALAIS    AND    SI'.    STKl'llKN, 

TIIK    (JATK    lO    TIIK    I'ROVINCK.S. 


I 


r  IS  thf  V 


Steamboat  C" 


nth 


jany,  wliosc  l)oats,  connectinj^ 
iitional  steamers  at  tlic  wharf  of  the  iatter  company  at  Kast- 
port,  cross  the  bay  lo  Si.  Andrews  and  ascend  the  historic  St.  ("roix  to  the 
river  towns  along  its  banks.  It  is  thirteen  miles  to  St.  Andrews  —  thirteen 
miles  of  delightful  sailing  with  the  objective  point  in  view,  backed  up  by 
the  Chamcook  Mountains  and  other  highlands  of  New  Hrunswick,  which 
border  the  bay. 

After  leaving  the  wharf  at  St.  Andrews,  the  steamer  rounds  Joe's  Point 
and  enters  the  St.  Croix.  This  noble  stream  flows  from  the  Chiputneti- 
cook,  or  Schoodic  chain  of  lakes — lakes  famous  for  their  Hshing  and 
hunting  opportunities — and  forms,  with  the  lakes  above  named,  for  a 
considerable  distance  the  boundary  line  between  the  United  States  and 
Dominion  of  Canada.  This  is ///<!' region  for  famous  game  antl  fish  — 
the  home  of  the  moose,  deer  and  land-locked  salmon. 

Ascending  the  St.  Croix  as  far  as  Calais,  a  ))oint  we  shall  soon  reach 
in  description,  which  lies  thirty  miles  up  river  from  Eastport,  a  short 
railroad,  the  St.  Croix  ^:  Penoljscot,  may  be  taken,  which  will  bear  the 
sportsman  twice  across  the  river  antl  on  to  the  village  of  Princeton  at  the 
very  outlet  of  the  Crand  Lakes  of  Washington  County,  Maine,  and  into 
a  game  region  of  forest,  lake  and  stream. 

From  I'rinceton  a  small  steamboat  runs  up  the  lower  lake  to  Crand 
Lake  Stream,  the  outlet  of  Crand  Lake,  ami  the  home  of  countless  land- 
lucketl  salmon  of  alderman ic  j)roportions.  On  the  lower  lake  there  is  a 
large  village  of  Passamacpioddy  Indians,  whose  young  men  make  capital 
guides  for  the  s|)ortsmen  entering  this  region. 

The  townships  here  bear  numbers  as  distinctive  marks  ;  setdements 
iiave  not  driven  out  the  game,  which  here  exists  as  in  no  other  part  of 
the  State.  The  Maine  Commissioner  of  Game  and  Fish  has  recently 
placed  the  number  of  deer  "on  the  hoof"  within  his  territory  at  ten 
thousand,  with  a  large  ratio  at  home  within  these  Washington  County 
woods.     The  names  of  (irand  Lake  anil  Crand  Lake  Stream  are  a  well- 

37 


^ 


38 


LVTEKiXATJOiXAI.    STEAM  SHIP  COMPAXY. 


'■9. 


known  and  suffitifnt  guarantee  that  the  angler  may  here  find  Ultima 
Thnlc. 

Can  a  more  dehglitfiil  trip  be  ])lanned  by  the  sportsman  than  the 
ocean  voyage  we  have  described,  reaching  Kastport  in  tiie  early  morning 
after  twenty-four  restful  hours  from  Boston,  and  with  the  privilege  of 
sojourn  in  Passamaciuoddy  if  ilesired,  or  push  on  to  this  sportsman's 
paradise  by  boat  and  rail  s.ime  day? 

l^ut  to  return  to  the  ascent  of  the  St.  Croix,  from  w'mcIi  we  have  been 
diverted  by  these  sporting  possibilities.  Joe's  Point  hides  tlie  town  of 
St.  .Andrews,  and  the  little  s:  jamer  bears  awiiy  up  stream  with  luirope 
on  the  right  and  the  border  of  .America  to  the  left.  America  jiresents 
the  shores  of  Robbinston  and  reminds  of  the  current  border  story  of  a 
cannon-ball  dropped  into  St.  .Andrews'  sulxu-bs  \ipon  the  41)1  of  July, 
and  returned  ujjon  the  (Queen's  Birthday.  .\s  the  distance  irom  town 
to  town  is  three  miles,  this  must  resolve  itself  into  ])()i)ular  fable,  told 
for  its  border-]-»oetic  effect.  In  truth,  there  is  only  harmony  between  the 
two. 

Chamcook  >rountains.  upon  the  New  I'.runswick  side,  are  soon  passed, 
and  Douchet's  Island  appears  in  mid  channel.  Mere  description  must 
give  wav  to  historical  incident,  which  must  wake  the  tlullest  fiincy  as 
one  passes  this  small  island,  so  long  neutral  territory,  and  which  is  last 
disappearing  before  the  flow  of  the  stream,  which  must  ere  long  remove 
this,  the  site  of  the  earliest  attem])t  at  settlement  in  this  ])art  of  the  New 
World.     Here  is  the  story  :  — 

By  royal  i)atent  given  by  King  Henry  IV.  —  Henry  of  Xavarre  —  and 
dated  November  S.  1603.  all  the  .American  territory  between  the  fortieth 
and  forty-sixth  degree  of  north  latitude  was  granted  to  his  well-l)eloved 
friend  Pierre  de  (last,  the  Sieur  Des  Monts.  •-.Acadia'  was  the  name 
given  to  the  grant  —  a  name  which  still  clings  to  the  country  and  ]ieople  : 
thus  we  have  the  .Acadians.  and  the  towns  of  'lYacadie.  Shubenacaihe 
and  others  in  Nova  Scotia. 

Des  Monts  during  the  winter  secured  and  eiiuiiJpcd  two  vessels,  in 
which  he  and  his  party  arrived  the  f)th  of  May.  i(')04.  on  the  southerly 
side  of  the  jjcninsula  of  .Nova  Scotia.  Coasting  the  new  countrv  thev 
entered  the  beautiful  .\nn:ipt)lis  basin,  where,  charmed  willi  the  spot, 
part  of  the  expedition  remained  to  found  the  ancient  town  of  Port  Roval. 
—  now  .Annapolis,  Nova  Scotia.  We  shall  see  this  town  later  on.  ami 
present  a  i)icture  of  the  delences  erected  hv  this  earl\-  colonv. 

Pes  Monts.  with  Samuel  Cham|)lain  as  pilot,  set  sail  tor  fresh  dis- 
coveries in  the  new  ac(|uisition.  'I'hey  explored  the  I'ay  of  l'"undy,  and 
thence  proceeded  to  the  waters  of  Pissama(|uoddy.  which  they  called 


1 


■';«■ 

M 


SEA    COAST  NESONTS. 


39 


Ultima 


lan  the 


lege  ot 
tsnian's 


a  "sea  of  salt  water."  'I'his  was  the  first  expedition  to  these  waters. 
Passing  ihroiigii  the  outer  fringe  of  isla.ids,  which  stand  guard  as  to-day. 
sheltering  the  calm  within  from  the  boisterous  sea  without,  the  ships 
crossed  the  bay,  passing  within  pistol  shot  of  the  site  of  the  present 
town  of  St.  Andrews,  and  ascended  the  St.  Croix,  even  as  we  now  are. 
until  arriving  at  a  small  island  (Jhamjjlain  selected  it  as  a  suitable  spot 
for  defence,  disembarked  his  forces  and  fortifieil  it  against  encroachment 
from  the  Indians. 

He,  geographer  as  well  as  pilot,  describes  it  as  "about  three  leagues 
in  circuit,"  and  from  the  fixct  that  immediately  above  small  streams 
flowed  crosswise  to  join  the  larger  river,  tiius  giving  it  the  form  of  the 
Holy  Cross,  he  named  the  island  St.  Croix,  a  name  which  has  since 
descended  to  the  river,  while  Douchet's  is  the  name  the  island  bears. 

During  the  long  boundary  disputes  this  island  was  held  as  neutral 
ground  and  enjoyed  all  the  rights  and  privileges  of  No  Man's  Land, 
thus  becoming  a  favored  dueling  resort. 

To-day  it  bears  a  light  supported  by  the  United  States  dovernment. 
Within  the  keeper's  house  are  many  relics  of  the  early  settlement. 

Cjion  this  island  Des  Monts  chose  to  winter  the  exjiedition.  'The 
Indians  were  disposed  to  be  friendly  to  the  strangers,  but  of  this  the 
colonists  were  in  doul)t  and  took  every  precaution  to  guard  against 
surprise.  Prodigality  in  building  their  winter  quarters  had  caused  a 
dearth  of  wood,  and  as  the  long,  cold  inter  of  the  northern  climate 
progressed,  the  water-courses  were  frozen  and  the  men  were  forcetl  to 
cross  to  the  mainland  for  both  wood  and  water.  This  they  did  under 
cover  of  the  night  and  in  constant  fear  of  attack. 

'J'o  add  to  the  horror  of  their  situation  a  new  and  dread  disease  broke 
out  among  them.  Thirty-six  of  the  little  banil  of  ninety  fell  victims  to 
sciuTy  before  a  remedy  was  found  in  a  simple  antiscorbutic  —  the 
bougiis  of  the  spruce  steei)ed  and  drank.  This  was  recommended  by 
the  Indians,  and  forms  the  earliest  testimonial  in  favor  o{  spruce  hcer. 

The  bodies  of  their  dead  were  carried  at  night  to  the  mainland  by 
their  comrades  and  there  buried.  Fancy  the  feelings  of  these  men  in  a 
new  and  unexplored  country,  in  the  midst  of  an  unknown  death,  and 
surroimdetl  by  a  dreaded  forest  foe  I 

Spring  came  at  last  to  their  relief,  and.  with  the  survivors,  Des  Monts 
set  sail  about  the  middle  of  May,  1605,  soiithwanl  in  search  of  a  warmer 
clime.  They  entered  the  Penobscot,  discovered  and  named  Mount 
Desert,  and  voyaged  as  far  as  Cape  Cod  ;  there  the  search  was  abandoned 
and  the  shin  returned  to  Port  Koval. 


SEA    COAST  K  ESQ  NTS. 


4> 


w 


THE    MAGAUUADAVIl'    KrVKK    AM»    I.AKK    IfOI'IA. 

Let  US  return  for  a  moment  to  l'assama(|u<j(l(ly  bctbrc  l)i(l(lin,L;  itailicu. 

At  a  point  some  distance  cast  of  tliL-  |K'ninsula  occupied  hy  Si.  Andrews, 
the  Magaguadavic  River,  a  purely  provincial  si. earn,  fmds  the  sea  also  in 
l'assama([uoddy  liay.  It  bears  a  strong  part  in  the  history  of  l)oundary 
disputes.  For  more  than  a  century  and  a  half  following  the  attempted 
colonization  at  the  islaiul  of  the  Holy  C.'ro^is,  this  was  praclically  a  for- 
gotten region.  Meanwhile,  other  adventurers  from  t'atholic  France  luul 
visiteil  the  Magaguadavic,  and,  as  was  the  custt)m  with  discoverers  fi'onj 
Catholic  countries,  iiad  set  up  the  cross  at  its  moutli.  From  this  incident 
the  river  became  known  as  the  St.  Croix,  and  as  such  when  confounded 
with  the  St.  Croix  of  the  Des  Monts  expedition,  which  was  named  as  the 
boundary  in  the  treaty  of  peace  between  (Ireat  Britain  anil  the  United 
States,  at  the  close  of  tiie  revolutionary  struggle,  caused  the  knot  which 
retiuired  so  much  di|)loniacy  to  unravel, 

'I'he  river  Hows  from  a  lake  of  the  same  name,  near  Magaguadavic 
station  on  the  New  Hrunswick  Railway,  anil  receives  numerous  affluents 
on  its  way  to  the  sea.  Its  course  is  through  rural  New  Brunswick,  a 
i't)untry  of  fields  and  forests. 

Lake  LTtopia  lies  near  the  coast,  where  hi  early  days  the  Indians  had 
their  homes  and  rallying-place.  Curious  relics  of  this  aboriginal  people 
are  from  time  to  time  unearthed.  The  overflow  of  its  waters  reach  the 
Magaguadavic  River  through  a  natural  canal  and  enter  the  bay  at  St. 
Cleorge,  with  a  rush  of  waters  known  as  the  Falls  of  the  Magaguadavic, 
a  picturescpie  cascade  well  worth  a  visit. 

'  )n  the  west  shore  of  the  lake  rises  a  palisade  of  rock,  a  peculiarly 
beautiful  red  granite  much  sought  in  architectural  adornment. 

Here  the  St.  (leorge  (Iranite  Company  quarries  from  the  everlasting 
hills  fine  building  stone,  and  here  we  take  leave  of  Passamaquoddy. 


CAI,AIS   AND   ST.    STKPHEN. 


Leaving  Douchet's  Island  behind,  the  steamer  ascends  the  St.  Croix  to 
tiie  head  of  navigation,  thirty  miles  above  Lastport,  where  are  the  two 
important  points,  the  city  of  Calais,  Maine,  ui)on  the  left  and  the  town  of 
St.  Stephen,  New  Brunswick,  upcm  the  right  bank. 

The  American  city  of  Calais  is  the  largest  and  most  important  point 
in  Eastern  Maine,  and  St.  Stei)hen  the  leading  town  en  the  Canadian  side 
of  the  river. 

The  prominent  industry  of  both  is  the  manufacture  of  lumber,  fo/ 


42 


/XrAA'.V.I  TIOXAL   STI.AMSlIll'  COMI'AXY. 


which  the  Mini^'tiilicent  water  power  of  the  St.  Croix  affords  unrivallol 
facilities,  and  the  upper  section  on  each  side  is  known  as  Milltown. 
Th.ese  places  are  coinu'cted  by  hridiies.  and.  th  )ii;^h  tnider  different 
national  anil  local  governments,  have  (oniiiion  interests,  and  together 
constitute  a  large  coinnuinity,  the  most  important  centre  of  i onuiiercial 
and  industrial  pursuits  between  the  I'enobscot  ami  tiie  St.  John.  IJesides 
the  lloiuisiiing  lumber  trade,  each  has  also  con-.iderable  shipping  interests. 
At  .Milltown,  on  the  Canadian  side,  stamls  a  large  cotton  factory,  erected 
])rin<'ipally  by  American  capital  and  controlled  by  \nuri<  .in  minage- 
nient ;  and  at  Reil  IJeach.  in  the  lower  w.u'd  of  Cal.iis.  are  (|iiarrie>  which 
jiroduce  red  granite,  a  beautiful  buiMing  uiaterial.  also  widely  used  I'lr 
monumental  purposes. 

'The  sites  of  the  two  places,  sloping  upward  on  opp;isite  shores,  afford 
fine  locations  for  the  homes,  business  places,  and  piblir  buildings  ot  tlie 
prosperous  people.  Among  tln-m  are  the  steeple^  of  clenini  chun  h 
edifices,  and  excellent  hotels  accommodate  the  large  travel  which  centres 
in  the  wide-awake  community. 

There  are  interesting  drives  abou'  "^c  two  towns,  in  the  iiijoyment  of 
which  the  American  \  isitor  must  b'  'it  the  unwritten  law  of  provincial 

roads,  which  requires  the  driver  to  i,.iii  to  the  li-Jt  in  passing,  the  direct 
opposite  to  the  rule  of  the  road  in  the  "Slates."  but  the  corre(  t  thing. 
as  it  brings  the  drivers  side  b_\  side,  thus  narrowing  the  possibility  of 
collision. 

"The  rule  of  tlic  ro.id  is  a  p.iiad'ix  i|iiit(.-. 
In  driving  your  carriage  along. 
If  you  keep  to  the  left,  you  arc  sure  to  go  right, 
If  you  kccj)  to  tile  rigiit  you  go  wrong." 


As  this  rule  of  the  road  is  ]irevalenl  throughout  the  llritish  Provincis, 
we  give  it  here  at  the  doorway. 

lioth  St.  Stephens,  at  this  point  on  the  river,  and  St.  Andrews  at  its 
mouth,  present  routes  for  reaching  Xorthern  Maine  and  New  llrunswi(  k 
points,  being  branch  terminals  of  the  New  l')ninswi(  k  Railway.  llie^e 
branches  join  at  Watt  Junction,  some  twentv  miles  abo\e  the  St.  Croix. 
and  afford  the  shortest  route  to  the  New  llrunswick  towns  of  M(  Adain. 
Magaguatlavic.  Canterbury.  Uenton.  Dejiec  anil  Woodstock,  and  the 
Maine  town  of  Houlton.  A  cf)ntinuation  of  the  braiK  h  iVom  1  )eliec 
Junction  strikes  the  main  line  of  the  mad  at  Newburgh.  near  Woodstm  k, 
reaching  the  .Aroostook  County  (Maine)  town- of  I'ort  I'aiM'ield.  Cari- 
bou and  Presijue  Isle,  as  well  as  all  Northern  New  Urunswii  k  t^wns  to 
the  Madawaska  River. 


■m 


S/:.l    COAST  A'/:S0A'7S. 


45 


rent 
■thcr 
rci.il 

osts. 
iii  h 


Hut  St.  John  forms  the  tnii'  j^atcw.iy  tliroiigli  wiiich  to  rcacli  all 
Provincial  points,  and  to  St.  John  tlic  International  steamers,  from  Kast- 
port,  next  proceed  to  meet  connei  tions  by  rail  over  the  Ni'W  Hrnnswick 
and  Intercolonial  railways  with  all  parts  of  the  CJld  North- I'.ast. 


\^)^'  f^l'^HIhjC.    50AT.S      _^ 


33 


W. 


'  ■■*fW*fc^. 


I 


■f. 

Id 


J. 


■J. 

T 


7. 

O 


■  -AjfrS  'J*^; ■«*' ' 


'f. 

X 
W 


7. 


O 


:.\j: 


,t^3'' 


Y«f  roMpv- 


CMMPTta  S&V&hTH 


"TO" 


UP   THE    HAY    OV    FUNDV     TO    THi:    t.HIl.I'    CUV    OF    NEW    I'.RUXRWICK  —  FALLS 

OF   THE    SI'.    JOHN'    KIVEK  —  Sl'OKT    IN    AliUNDANCE 

I'REirV    FKEUFRIdOX,    VAC. 

TT  IS  a  daylight  sail  through  the  British  waters  of  the  Bay  of  Fiindy 
to  St.  John,  the  steamer  keeping  close  to  shore,  allowing  the  New 
Brunswick  coast  to  pass  in  moving  panorama.  Here  and  there  a  rocky 
cove  appears,  giving  way  to  pretty  bay  and  pebbly  beach,  inhabited  as 
rude  isolated  cabin  and  tidy  settlement  indicates.  As  the  steamer 
advances  into  the  bay  the  interest  deepens. 

Warner  says  :  "The  \ery  name  of  Fundy  is  stimulating  to  the  imagina- 
tion amid  the  geographical  wastes  of  youth.  The  young  fancy  reaches 
out  to  its  tides  with  an  enthusiasm  that  is  given  only  to  F"ingars  Cave 
and  other  pictorial  wonders  of  the  text-book.  I  am  sure  the  district 
schools  woukl  become  what  they  are  not  now  if  the  geographers  would 
make  other  parts  of  the  globe  as  attractive  as  the  sonorous  Bay  of 
Fundy." 

sr.  jiiiix. 

After  steaming  eastward  for  three  and  one-half  hours  we  enter  the 
harbor  of  St.  John,  and  ap):)roach  the  city.  This  harbor  is  deep  and 
capacious.  It  lies  upon  the  western  antl  southern  sides  of  the  city,  with 
Partridge  Island,  upon  which  are  a  light,  signal  and  ([uarantine  station, 
sheltering  it  from  the  sea.  St.  John  is  the  maritime  city  of  the  Maritime 
Provinces.  Its  whar\'es  and  docks  are  ever  thronged  with  shipping,  for 
vast  ([uantities  of  lumber,  the  product  of  New  Brunswick  forests,  are 
annually  sent  from  tiiis  trade  centre  of  the  lower  provinces,  which  has 
become  the  fourth  among  the  shipping  jwrts  of  the  world. 

The  city  is  made  up  of  the  municipal  district  of  St.  John  proper,  the 
city  of  Portland  and  the  suburb-  of  I'airville,  with  but  imaginnry  lines  of 
division.  Altogether  tiiey  contain  a  population  of  fifty  thousand.  .At 
its  wharves  the  famous  tides  rise  and  fall  thirty  feet,  seeming  to  produce 
a  tempering  effect  on  the  summer  atmosphere  ;  an  oppressively  warm 
day  is  of  rare  occurrence,  the  evenings  and  nights  being  tlelightfuUy  cool, 
and  the  air  filled  with  "the  odor  of  brine  from  the  ocean." 

45 


46 


INTERNATIONAL    STEAMSHIP  COMPANY. 


St.  John  is  well  provided  widi  liotels,  the  Royal,  the  Duffenn  and 
Victoria  beuig  examples,  and  being  the  chief  city  of  New  Brunswick,  to 
it  converge  all  rail  and  steam  navigation  lines  of  this  ''East  Coiiutnr." 

Visitors  to  the  city  much  enjoy  the  fine  drives  amid  its  surrounduigs. 
One  of  these  leads  across  the  suspension  bridge,  and  affords  a  fine  view 
of  the  "reversible  cataract "  which  exists  where  river  meets  sea. 

Think  of  the  immense  volume  of  water  which  the  St.  John  River 
discharges  into  the  sea,  all  emptied  through  a  narrow  rocky  chasm  but 
500  feet  wide.  Just  above  the  city  the  river  expands  into  a  broad  bay 
with  every  intention  of  a  quiet  exit  from  its  confining  banks.  Hut  just 
above  the  city,  where,  at  their  narrowest  point,  two  bridges  have  been 
built,  one  a  foot  and  carriage  suspension  and  the  other  a  railroad  canti- 


lever, the  waters  are  confined  in  a  rujgcil  gorge,  through  wliich  they  rush 
with  the  speed  and  power  of  a  mill-race.  Here  occurs  tlic  fail.  It  is  a 
peculiar  fall,  and  the  above  term  api)lied  to  it  by  an  American  humori>>t 
ex])lains  its  peculiarity.  At  high  tide  the  sea  has  a  descent  of  fifteen 
feet  into  the  river  ;  at  low  tide  tlie  river  has  a  like  fall  into  the  sea  ;  at 
half-tide  all  is  serene,  and  the  river  may  he  navigated  with  safetv.  'This 
is  above  St.  John,  and  iloes  not  affeci  the  seaward  aiiproadi  to  the  citv. 
Of  historical  interest  St.  John  possesses  much.  Near  the  'bridges,  u[)on 
the  ("arleton  side  of  the  harbor,  one  may  see  the  ruins  of  Fort  La  Tour, 
where  was  enacted  the  grandest  drama  of  woman's  hrroi^in  ever  enacted 
in  the  New  World.     Madame   La  Tour  and  her  famous  defence  of  the 


SEA    COAST  I^ESONTS. 


47 


fori  and  garrison  wliicli  occupied  this  spot  will  be  remembered  as  long 
as  Canada  has  a  history. 

Then  one  must  visit  the  MartcUo  Tower  —  old  stone  towers  are  not 
so  common  that  this  can  be  ovt-rlooked  —  one  of  the  ancient  defences 
of  the  city,  crowning  the  hill  upon  the  harbor  front,  and  climb  the  steep 
hill  of  Fort  Howe,  at  tlie  western  extremity  of  the  city,  to  obtain  the 
bird's-eye  view  of  St.  John,  its  environs  and  lively  harbor  scene,  which 
is  presented  at  its  I)est  from  this  point. 

Fort  Howe  now  contains  a  few  antiijuated  cannon  and  dismantled 
barracks,  but  time  was  when  it  presented  all  the  lively  phases  of  an 
English  garrison,  and  there  remain  many  evidences  of  its  military  occu- 
pation. Notable  troops  were  (juartered  here.  The  sunburned  heroes  of 
the  Crimea ;  soldiers,  who  had  fought  at  Inkerman  and  in  the  trenches 
before  Sebastopol,  were  quartered  amid  these  quiet  surroundings  in  ye 
olden  time. 

St.  John's  public  and  private  buildings  are,  as  a  rule,  of  fine  appear- 
ance, and  the  new  passenger  railway  station  used  by  the  Intercolonial 
and  New  Brunswick  roads  is  a  model  of  modern  taste  and  convenience. 

Altogether,  St.  John's  invitation  may  well  be  heeded,  and  a  brief 
sojourn,  at  least,  before  farther  journeying  may  be  passed  with  pleasure 
and  profit  within  her  borders. 

This,  then,  forms  the  terminus  of  the  International  Line,  three  hun ircd 
and  fifty  miles  from  IJoston,  and  as  the  steamers,  finding  a  ready  pas- 
senger list  of  provincial  people  and  returning  tourists,  retrace  the  route 
to  Boston,  we  are  left  at  St.  John  to  consiiier  in  which  direction  our 
pilgrimage  sliall  now  lead  us. 

rnK.  RiVF.K  sr.  johx. 


First  let  us  consider  the  St.  John  River,  its  villages,  towns,  cities,  and 
huntini;  and  fishing  resorts,  readied  by  the  New  Brunswick  Railway 
from  St.  Joim  City. 

Rising  in  Northern  Maine  tliis  noble  stream,  justly  celebrated  for  its 
scenerv.  Hows  northward  tlien  toward  llie  east  forming  for  many  milts 
the  Inleniatioiiai  boundary,  until  finally,  witii  one  grand  sweep  around 
the  northern  liinlilaiids.  it  begins  its  course  of  tliree  himdred  miles  to  the 
-ca.  it  and  its  tributaries  (h-ain  an  immense  area  in  Maine,  New  Bruns- 
wick and  (Jueber.  reachin,:^  out  to  forest  lakes  thougli  a  timber  growth 
whicii  is  vet  a  >tranuer  to  the  wondsman's  axe.  Witliin  the><e  shaded 
wilds  are  lar^e  game  and  Lw-e  lish.  to  test  tiie  nerve  and  skill  of  the 
sjiort^iniiii. 


1  ■■- 


48 


INTERNATIOA'AI.   STKAMSiriP  COMPANY. 


1 1 

( :    ■ 
i ;   'I 


Along  the  main  stream  farm  succeeds  farm  for  miles,  on  either  bank, 
interspersed  by  town  and  village  of  rural  ([uiet.  Its  head  waters  pene- 
trate the  Province  of  Quebec,  and  ajjproach  the  famous  salmon  streams 
Restigouche  and  Metapedia  in  the  extreme  northern  part  of  New  Bruns- 
wick. 

Its  own  tributary  streams  are  famous  for  their  fishing,  such  .ames  as 
the  Tobique,  river  and  lake,  and  Temiscouata  being  again  a  sure  guar- 
antee of  sport.  The  right  of  salmon  fishing,  on  all  the  principal  streams 
within  the  Provinces,  is  held  by  lessees  under  its  federal  or  local  govern- 
ments.    Permission  to  fish  is  usually  granted  to  visitors  l)y  the  lessees. 


Such  as  are  or  become  vacant  are  sold  at  public  auction  at  Fredericton, 
the  capital.  Further  information  on  this  point  can  be  obtained  from 
the  Crown  Land  Office,  Fredericton. 

The  tourist-sportsman  must  not  from  this  infer  that  he  is  debarred  from 
angling  in  these  vaters.  Though  some  are  sold  there  are  riparian  i)rivileges 
enough  for  all  without  trespass,  and  the  angler  is  sure  to  receive  a 
thoroughly  honest  welcome. 

Above  the  Tobique  numerous  tributaries  enter  the  St.  John,  which  may 
be  passed  by  the  tourist,  until  Grand  River,  fourteen  miles  above  the 


SEA    COAST  KESO/iTS. 


49 


Grand  Falls,  is  reached.  Its  station  and  telegraph  office  is  St.  Leonard's, 
Grand  River  is  not  specially  noted  for  its  fishing,  but  is  worthy  of  mention 
as  a  favorite  way  of  reaching  the  Restigoiiche,  the  most  famous  of 
Canadian  salmon  rivers. 

Next  above  St.  Leonard's,  and  thirty-nine  miles  above  Grand  Falls,  is 
Edmundston,  the  northern  terminus  of  the  New  Brunswick  Railway.  It 
is  prettily  situated  on  rising  ground  at  the  confluence  of  the  Madawaska 
and  St,  John.  The  little  village  boasts  of  little  except  its  scenery,  and  the 
quaint  customs  and  manners  of  its  people.  It  contains  a  good  hotel,  and 
its  chief  claim  to  the  sportsman's  consideration  is  that  it  forms  the  head- 
quarters for  the  great  fishing  trips  to  the  ujjper  St.  John. 

Madawaska,  Green  River  and  Fish  River  enter  the  St.  Julin  in  this 
vicinity ;  the  Madawaska  from  Lake  Temiscouata  in  the  Province  of 
Quebec ;  the  Fish  from  Eagle  Lakes  in  North  Maine,  and  the  Green 
from  four  lakes  in  Northern  New  Brunswick,  which  have  not  yet  been 
sujjplied  with  names,  but  are  termed  ist,  2d,  3(1,  and  4th.  Possibly,  the 
stock  of  names  has  run  out  among  tlie  mvriad  sheets  of  water  which 
the  section  holds,  and  some  future  visitor  may  embalm  his  name  or  fancy 
forevermore  by  bestowing  a  cognomen  upon  these  hidden  lakes. 

Upon  all  the  tributaries  of  the  St.  Joiin  above  Grand  Falls  good  trout- 
fishing  may  be  enjoyed.  At  present,  and  until  the  projected  government 
fishway  is  completed,  salmon  cannot  ascend  the  falls.  The  ordinary 
means  of  locomotion  emijloyed  by  sportsmen  upon  the  rivers  and  lakes 
of  Northern  New  Brunswick  is  the  log  canoe  or  peroigiie.  This  will 
carry  three  persons,  including  the  guide,  and  the  cami)ing  outfit.  French 
guides  can  be  procured  for  a  dollar  a  day.  They  will  furnish  the  canoes, 
blankets  for  their  own  use,  plates,  etc.  The  sportsman  must  provide  his 
tent,  his  personal  outfit,  and  his  provisions. 

Indian  guiiles  with  bark  canoes  may  be  chosen  at  the  visitor's  option, 
or  hatkaus  for  larger  parties.  Good  guitles  can  be  obtained  at  Andover, 
Grand  Falls  or  Pklmundston,  without  difficulty.  It  is  not  usually  neces- 
sary to  engage  them  in  advance  ;  but,  if  retjuested,  the  hotel-keepers  at 
any  of  the  towns  will  arrange  it. 


GRAM)    l.\I.I>S, 


Although  not  partaking  in  an  eminent  degree  in  the  title  of  fishing 
resort,  we  cannot  leave  the  St.  John's  River  without  a  reference  to 
Grand  Falls,  which  presents  a  variety  of  attractions  in  the  grandeur  of 
the  cataract,  the  rugged  sublimity  of  the  gorge,  the  fury  of  the  rapids, 
the  rich  coloring  of  the  rocks,  the  lovely  outlooks  from  its  high  Ill's 


'^'t 


50 


INTERNATIONAL  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY. 


the  charming  drives,  the  strong  pure  air,  the  quaint  customs  of  the 
French  habifaiis,  all  combined  to  give  the  visitor  pleasure. 

The  old  town,  settled,  as  were  many  of  its  neighbors,  by  remnants  of 
the  exiled  Acadian  band,  after  long  wanderings,  has  ever  been  a  point 
of  interest  to  the  traveller.  Even  in  the  okl  stage  days,  when  the  nearest 
railroad  station  was  seventy-five  miles  distant,  tiie  Falls  attracted  many 
visitors.  In  situation  the  town  is  bounded  upon  three  sides  by  the  river, 
which  here  makes  an  abrupt  bend  encompassing  the  town,  which  stands 
upon  a  horseshoe  peninsula  thus  formed.  It  is  laid  out  with  mathe- 
matical regularity,  and  with  refreshing  regard  for  elbow-room.  Broad- 
way —  in  name  and  nature  —  runs  through  the  centre  of  the  town ;  at 
one  end  is  the  railway  station,  and  at  the  other  tlie  falls. 

The  river  narrows  as  it  reaches  the  cataract,  and  widens  again  to  its 
original  dimension  immediately  after  its  passage  of  the  tortuous  course 
around  the  town.  On  either  hand  its  banks  rise  into  steep  bluffs,  one 
hundred  and  twenty-five  feet  high  upon  the  west,  and  two  hundred  and 
fifty  feet  descent  from  town  to  river  upon  the  eastern  side.  The  cataract 
itself  exceeds  the  anticipation,  its  plunge  is  seventy-five  feet,  and  the 
distance  from  one  side  of  the  gorge  to  the  other,  in  a  straight  line,  is 
three  hundred  feet.  Except  in  very  dry  summers  there  is  an  unbroken 
curtain  of  wnter  from  bank  to  bank,  falling  into  a  whidpool  of  terrific 
power.  Clouds  of  spray  are  ever  drifting  up  from  the  abyss,  moved  this 
way  and  tiiat  with  listless  motion.  This  ofttimes  at  night  produces  a 
lunar  bow  which  spans  the  fall,  and,  occasionally,  will-o'-the-wisps  hover 
over  the  moist,  mossy  caverns. 

Of  course,  the  fall  is  not  without  its  romance  of  the  Indian  Maiden. 
This  time,  so  says  tradition,  it  was  a  daughter  of  the  Milicites  taken 
prisoner  by  the  Mohawks,  their  ancient  enemy,  who  had  killed  her 
father  and  brothers.  Her  captor  planned  a  night  descent  upon  her 
tribe,  and  she  was  directed  to  build  a  fire  to  mark  the  nearest  point  to 
the  falls  which  could  be  safely  approached  by  canoes.  She  built  the 
fire  on  the  rocks  below  the  falls,  and  then,  as  a  guarantee  of  good  faith, 
led  the  foremost  canoe  of  the  advance.  Straight  for  tiie  light  she  steered. 
Closely  the  warriors  followed  ;  over  the  falls  the  whole  band  sailed  and 
none  escaped. 

The  points  of  interest  about  Grand  Falls,  apart  from  the  fall  itself,  are 
the  Gorge,  which  is  spanned  by  a  suspension  bridge  affording  a  fine  view 
down  the  Narrows,  and  "The  Wells."  within  the  (iorge,  about  midway 
between  the  Upper  and  Lower  Basins.  These  wells  are  immense  holes 
worn  in  the  rock  by  the  action  of  the  water  upon  small  stones.  They 
occur  in  the  vicinity  of  nearly  ail  water-falls,  but  at  the  Grand  Falls  are 


SEA    COAST  h'ESORTS. 


5' 


exceptionally  large.  They  form  an  interesting  study  to  the  geologist,  as 
indeed  do  all  the  curious  rock  formations  of  the  neighborhood. 

There  is  much  of  interest  hereabout  which  warrants  a  longer  descrip- 
tion, but  we  must  journey  eastward.  Such,  then,  is  the  St.  John,  a  river 
teeming  with  beauty  and  with  sport,  whose  grand  natural  attractions  are 
supplemented  in  a  high  degree  by  the  allurements  of  its  forests,  lakes  and 
streams ;  a  river  followed  throughout  almost  its  entire  course  by  the 
New  Brunswick  Railway,  and  which  is  best  and  most  advantageously 
reached  by  the  ocean  route  from  Boston,  Portland  or  Passamaquoddy  to 
St.  John's  City,  thence  direct  by  rail,  or  to  a  connection  with  the  rail 
route  at  Fredericton  by  steamers  of  the  "  Union  Line,"  plying  the  river 
daily  between  the  seaport  and  capital. 

Leaving  St.  Jolin,  by  crossing  the  cantilever  bridge,  the  train  loses  the 
river  at  ^Vestfleld,  a  few  miles  out,  to  find  it  again  at  Fredericton,  the 
capital  of  New  Brunswick,  situated  upon  the  St.  John  some  eighty-five 
miles  by  the  river  from  the  sea,  and  sixty-six  miles  by  rail. 

Between  the  two  cities  the  river  is  at  its  broadest  and  recalls  an  incident. 
During  one  old-time  winter  this  long  reach  of  water,  then  ice,  was  the 
scene  of  an  interesting  race  between  the  teams  of  Lord  North,  who 
commanded  the  garrison  at  St.  John,  and  Larry  Stivers,  a  butcher  of 
Freilericton,  who  had  accepted  his  wager  of  ;^5oo.  Possibly  the  leader 
of  the  British  Rugulars  found  life  a  trifle  dull  in  garrison  at  St.  John  after 
Crimean  battles,  and  did  this  to  stir  up  the  monkeys  for  the  time. 

Be  that  as  it  may,  the  race  was  run,  with  honors  easy  until  near  the 
finish,  when  one  of  Larry's  horses  fell,  and,  before  he  could  be  cleared. 
Lord  North  secured  a  lead  which  brought  him  in  ahead.  North  refused 
to  accept  the  wager,  but,  striking  the  butclier's  palm,  exclaimed  :  "  Keep 
It,  Larry  1  You're  the  only  man  in  the  province  with  courage  to  run  that 
race."     So  the  story  goes. 

A  steamboat  line  now  plies  the  river  through  the  scene  of  the  North- 
Stivers  struggle  from  St.  John  to  Fredericton.  The  "  Union  Line  "  it  is 
termed,  and  the  visitor  has  to  choose  between  it  and  the  rail  ride  to 
Fredericton. 

Freukricton  is  beautifully  situateil  upon  a  level  plain,  directly  upon 
the  St.  John  River,  with  New  Brunswick  hills  surrounding.  It  is  a  pretty 
place  and  well  worth  a  visit.  As  capital  of  the  province  it  contains  the 
Parliament  Buildings  and  the  Government  House,  within  fine  grounds  ;  a 
cathedral,  normal  school,  and  other  structures  of  note,  all  tree-embowered 
by  magnificent  elms,  planted  with  keen  foresight  by  the  city  fathers  of 
the  past,  to  the  enjoyment  of  the  present  generation. 


% 


m 


Wl 


W-: 


W^ 


l!' 


52 


INTERNATIONAL   STEAMSIHP  COMPANY. 


% 


Tall  elms  and  flower  gardens  are  Fredericton's  specialties,  to  which 
must  be  added  its  suburban  drives,  which  are  numerous  and  very 
pleasing.  One  of  these,  "the  old  road,"  discloses  such  extensive  and 
beautiful  vistas  of  scenery,  wherever  a  break  in  the  dense  foliage  occurs, 
that  many  tourists  pronounce  it  unsurpassed. 

Leaving  P>edericton,  with  its  broad  sweep  of  the  river  behind,  we 
continue  on  through  a  series  of  inconsiderable  towns  to  Woodstock 
Junction  and  Newburgh.  From  the  latter  point  a  branch  connects  for 
Houlton,  Maine,  through  Woodstock,  while  we  continue  on  in  search  of 
the  famous  salmon  and  trout  streams  of  Northern  New  Hrunswick. 

After  leaving  the  junction  point  at  Newburgh,  the  road  again  strikes 
the  St.  John  and  follows  it  to  its  very  head-waters.  As  the  train  skirts 
the  river,  which  is  in  full  view  upon  the  left,  it  crosses  numerous  tributaries 
famous  for  their  fishing,  as  the  Tobique,  and  others,  which  approach  tiie 
Southwest  Miramichi  and  Restigouche.  There  is  this  i)eculiarity  about 
the  New  Brunswick  rivers,  they  approach  each  other  by  serpentine  wind- 
ings, and  by  the  myriad  arms  of  their  affluents,  until  it  is  possil^le  to  visit 
with  canoe  and  paddle  a  great  section  of  country,  by  "  carrying  "  across 
the  narrow  intervening  space. 

Thus,  for  example,  one  might  leave  the  train  of  the  New  IJrunswick 
Railway  at  Kent  Station,  and  ascend  the  Shiktehawk,  branch  of  the  St. 
John,  to  its  rt;//«<'.f/ juncture  with  the  northwest  branch  of  the  Miramichi, 
and  from  thence  iksccmi  that  river  through  its  famous  fishing  and  hunt- 
ing-grounds, or,  by  a  carry  of  two  miles  only,  from  tlie  head  of  Salmon 
or  Grand  rivers ;  other  branches  of  the  St.  Jolm  reach  the  Restigouche 
itself. 

The  same  is  true,  in  reverse,  by  the  route  of  tiie  Intercolonial  Railway 
from  St.  John.  This  road  crosses  tlie  heads  of  the  l)ays,  outlets  of  the 
Miramichi,  Restigouche,  and  a  host  of  otiiers  of  only  lesser  note,  and 
inlets  for  the  salmon  which  have  given  the  streams  their  noble  reputa- 
tion. 

From  the  bays  one  must  now  ascend  these  streams  and  carry  to  the 
affluents  of  the  St.  John.  Uoth  provincial  lines  of  railway  offer  this 
peculiar  facility  to  the  sportsman.  For  hundreds  of  miles  numerous 
rivers,  navigable  to  canoe  and  paddle,  intersect  tlie  roads,  and  the  tourist 
has  but  to  choose  from  the  many  streams,  and  witli  the  stream  its  most 
convenient  station. 

To  the  sportsman  then  let  us  say  :  Here  is  a  country  of  unlimited 
extent,  which  is  open  by  such  means  as  the  above  to  anyone  wiio  can  sit 
in  a  birch  and  ply  a  paddle  ;  here  is  game  worthy  of  your  rifle,  and  game- 
fish  such  as  no  other  section  of  earth  can  boast. 


\ 


::a 


SEA   COAST  EESORTS. 


S3 


To  reach  this  Ultima  Thule,  the  water  route  from  Boston  to  St.  John  is 
named,  as  adding  novelty  to  the  rail-ride  from  St.  John.  For  the  purpose 
of  guiding  the  sporting  fraternity  to  this  region,  we  enter  in  detail  the 
fishing- waters  of  New  Brunswick. 


■'M 


m 


w 


4^ . 


THK   SALMON-    SIRKAMS   OK   NEW    IIKUNSWK.K   AMi    IIdW    To    Kl'.ACll    I HKM 

—  THK  T()Hi(ji;i;,  irs  r,AKi:s  and  mountains  — 

A   VIFAV    KROM    HAM)    IIKAD. 

NK  L-xcfllcnt  salmon  stream,  the  Scnithwcst  Mira- 
michi,  is  reached  from  Kent,  a  station  one 
hundred  and  twenty-two  miles  from  St.  John 
on  the  New  Iinmswick  Railway.  Anylers 
V,  can  suit  their  fancy  or  convenience  as  to 
where  they  will  proc  lire  their  outfit.  'I'liose 
who  have  the  necessary  appliances  for 
camping  and  spt)rt  will,  of  course,  bring 
them,  others  can  secure  good  outfits  in  St. 
John  or  Fredericton.  Provisions  for  the  trip  should  be  jjurchased  before 
leaving  the  town>>  for  the  forest.  Si)ortsmen  should  bring  their  own  tents 
if  possible. 

Teams  can  be  secured  at  Kent  Station,  which  will  l)ear  the  sportsman 
and  outfit  to  the  river,  distant  but  fifteen  miles.  l''rom  the  point  where 
the  road  from  the  station  strikes  the  soutiiwest  branch  to  lioisetown  — 
upon  the  main  river — is  sixty  miles.  I'Yom  lioisetown  the  sportsman 
may  choose  tlie  route  by  canoe  and  carry,  or  by  road  tbrly-five  miles  to 
Fredericton,  or  return  the  way  he  came. 

'I'he  best  salmon-hole  is  at  Burnt  Hill,  about  twenty-five  miles  down 
stream  from  the  point  of  embarkation.  Other  favorite  ])laces  arc  the 
Clearwater  Rocky  Bend,  Rocky  IJrook,  and  Three-mile  Rapids.  The 
salmon  are  not  as  large  as  those  taken  on  the  Restigouche.  rarely  reach- 
ing above  twenty-five  pounds  in  weight,  but  they  are  gamy  and  afford 
fine  sport,  (^ne  who  succeeds  in  landing  a  specimen  nee<l  not  fear  to 
tackle  a  forty-i)ounder. 

.As  an  instance  of  the  abundance  of  the  fish  in  this  stream  comes  the 
fact  that  twenty  salmon  have  been  taken  by  one  angler  in  a  single  after- 
noon, while  the  same  gentleman  killed  five  full-grown  salmon  and  hooked 
the  sixth  within  an  hour  at  the  Rocky  Bend. 

The  Miramichi  takes  its  rise  some  two  hundred  miles  or  more  from 
the  sea,  near  the  St.  John  and  its  tributaries,  and  drains  an  area  eijual  to 

55 


56 


INTKKiXATlONAI.   STEAMSHIP  COMl'AiW 


fully  one  (luartcr  of  the  province.  It  is  navij,'al)K'  from  its  mouth  to 
large  vessels  for  forty-six  miles,  and  for  canoes  for  many  hundretls.  It 
forms  the  grand  si)ortsman's  highway  for  reaching  every  fjuarter  of  a 
super!)  game  region,  where  sport  is  unlimited  amid  moose,  caribou,  deer, 
bears,  wolves,  foxes,  rac(;oons,  loup-cerviers  and  all  the  smaller  animals 
of  the  forest,  while  game-fish  may  be  killed  from  the  canoe  in  passage. 
Both  the  New  Hnmswic^k  and  the  Intercolonial  railways  offer  routes, 
the  first  for  reaching  the  headwaters  of  the  tributary  rivers  to  the  Mira- 
michi,  and  the  latter  crossing  the  parent  stream,  where,  at  its  entran(-e 
to  the  great  bay  of  the  same  name,  are  situateil  the  towns  of  New  Castle 
and  Chatham.  New  Castle  is  a  good  point  of  departure  for  the  upper 
river. 

THE  ToniQl'K. 

Twenty  miles  above  Kent  Station  the  two  New  Brunswick  towns  of 
Perth  and  Andover  lie  upon  oi)i)osite  banks  of  the  river  St.  John,  and 
midway  between  enters  the  Tolnquc. 

Andover,  New  Brunswick,  a  pretty  rural  village,  is  its  railway  and 
telegraph  station.  At  Andover  the  sportsman  should  stop  for  a  time  to 
secure  a  guide  and  canoe.  These  can  be  hired  at  the  Indian  village, 
which  stands  jusi  above  the  junction  of  the  two  streams. 

This  trilnitary  of  the  St.  John  is  named  by  travellers  the  most  pictur- 
esque stream  in  .\merica,  while  an  additional  attraction  lies  in  the  fai:t  that 
it  affe)rds  excellent  fishing.  It  is  a  great  spawning  ground  for  salmon, 
and  the  tr  »  ■■  in  its  waters  are  legion.  From  its  moiuh  to  Nictaux  — 
the  Forks  —  is  about  sixty-three  miles.  Here  the  river  divides  into  three 
branches,  each  some  fifty  miles  long,  all  meeting  at  the  Forks  in  one 
deep  pool,  wherein  one  may  see  great  salmon  swimming,  and  the  encir- 
cling trees  cast  their  shadow  and  image  upon  the  water. 

The  entrance  to  the  Tobique  from  the  St.  John  is  tame,  but  a  mile 
farther  on  jjerpendicular  walls  of  rock  raise  their  heads  on  either  shore. 
Here  occur  "The  Narrows,"  a  striking  bit  of  scenery.  They  are  one- 
half  mile  long,  from  fifty  to  one  hundred  feet  wiile,  the  walls  rising  in 
some  places  one  hundred  to  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  in  height. 

The  river  widens  out  above  The  Narrows,  and  in  its  windings  presents 
a  wonderful  variety  of  scene.  Twenty-eight  miles  above  the  St.  John  is 
the  great  Plaster  Cliff,  an  enormous  deposit  of  red  sandstone.  It  has  a 
frontage  on  the  river  for  half  a  mile,  and  rises  to  a  height  of  one  hundred 
and  thirty-five  feet.  The  cliff  presents  the  appearance  of  an  enormous 
ruin  as  one's  canoe  floats  by  at  night.  Twelve  miles  farther  on  is  Blue 
Mountain  Bend.      The  Blue  Mountains,  upon  the  right  in  ascending, 


SEA    COAST  KESOKTS. 


j; 


have  an  elevation  of  sixteen  hundred  feet  above  the  sea,  and  add  to  the 
beauty  of  tlie  Tobiciue.  Ten  miles  above,  Bald  Head  rises  twenty-two 
hundred  feet,  and  terminates  in  ahiiost  a  complete  cone,  its  summit 
having  about  half  the  area  of  an  ordinary  railway  car.  It  can  be  ascended 
on  its  northern  and  western  sides  only ;  on  the  south  anil  east  it  towers 
nearly  perpendicularly  for  one  thousand  feet.  It  rises  from  a  valley 
approached  by  a  forest  road,  affording  never-to-be-tbrgotten  glimpses 
of  its  rugged  summit. 

Many  sportsmen  voyaging  the  Tobiijue  leave  the  river  to  climb  Bald 
Head,  lured  by  the  extended  view  obtainable  from  its  summit,  which 
incluiles  in  its  far-reaching  sweep  one  hundred  miles  of  the  winding 
course  of  the  river,  ilistant  mountains,  among  them  famous  Katahdin 
in  Northern  Maine,  and  millions  of  acres  of  New  Brunswick  wilds. 

The  fishing  thus  for  has  been  good  in  point  of  numbers,  but  the  fish 
are  not  large.  It  is  necessary  to  know  where  to  angle,  but  the  guides 
can  tell  you.  'I'he  Indian  guides  of  the  Tobique  are  trusty  fellows, 
strong  and  active  in  their  canoes,  wonderfully  adept  with  the  salmon- 
spear,  anil  zealous  for  their  patrons'  comfort. 

Famous  fishing  may  be  enjoyed  about  the  Forks,  while  of  the  streams 
into  which  the  river  divides  at  this  point  the  left-hand  branch,  called  the 
Little  Tobique,  is  best  for  trout.  The  right-hand  branch,  or  Campbell 
River,  is  a  fiivorite  resort  for  salmon,  while  the  Mamozekel,  or  central 
branch,  is  not  remarkable  for  its  fish. 

It  is  a  singular  fact  that  salmon  will  only  go  to  the  right-hand  branch, 
and  white-fish  only  to  the  left-hand  branch.  One-half  mile  from 
Nictaux,  on  the  left-hand  branch,  is  the  celebrated  White-fish  Hole. 
There  is  usually  good  trout  fishing  there. 

From  its  forks  following  the  deviating  streams  to  the  right  and  left,  — 
no  one  ascends  the  central  branch  for  sport,  —  brings  one  to  the  lakes 
which  form  the  sources  of  the  Tol)iquc.  Ascend  the  Little  Tobique,  — 
it  is  best  for  trout  fishing  —  you  will  find  its  source  in  Little  Tobique 
Lake,  a  pretty  sheet  of  water  noted  for  its  big  trout,  between  which  and 
Lake  Nepisiquit,  the  source  of  the  river  of  same  name,  exists  a  carry  of 
but  three  miles.  The  river  Nepisiquit  flows  in  an  entirely  opposite 
direction  from  the  Toljitjue,  anil,  crossing  the  Province,  finds  the  sea  in 
the  Baie  Ues  Chaleurs,  an  arm  of  the  Gulf  of  St.  Lawrence. 


'!1 


Si  vt^': 


TO  THE   NORTHERN    PROVINCES    AND    THE    FAR-FAMED    RESTIGOUCHE  —  THE 
CLEAR   WATERS   OF   THE    METAPEDIA  —  PROVINCIAL   flAME    LAWS. 

"p  PrrURNING  once  more  to  St.  Jolin  as  the  distributing  point  for 
■'■^  travel  east  and  north,  to  the  Hmits  of  the  province  of  New  Bruns- 
wick, to  Nova  Scotia,  and  to  Prince  Kdward  Island  and  the  island  ot 
Cape  Breton,  the  tourist  now  embarks  upon  the  great  steel  highway  of 
the  Intercolonial  Railway. 

From  St.  John  to  Sussex,  a  distance  of  forty-four  miles,  the  country 
bordering  the  line  is  well  settled  and  abounds  in  beautiful  villages.  The 
Kennebaccasis  River  here  flows  close  beside  the  tracks  for  several  miles, 
the  hills  rising  on  the  distant  shore  in  picturesque  beauty.  As  Riverside 
is  reached,  one  (^^  the  tmest  racing  waters  on  the  continent  is  brought 
to  view.  This  is  the  scene  of  many  notable  aquatic  contests.  Here  it 
was  that  the  renowned  Paris  and  Tyne  crews  struggled  for  victory  one 
autumn  morning  years  ago,  when  James  Renforth,  champion  oarsman  of 
England,  fell  from  the  English  boat,  and  was  carried  to  the  shore  to  die. 
RoTHESAV,  nine  miles  above  the  city,  contains  many  handsome  villas, 
the  summer  houses  of  St.  John  business  men  and  others.  Their  orna- 
mental trees  and  carefully  arranged  grounds  have  a  very  pleasing  effect. 
Next  Hampton  is  in  great  repute  as  a  summer  resort  with  the  people  of 
St.  John,  and  then  Susskx,  one  of  the  rising  towns  of  the  province. 
Sussex  is  situated  in  the  prolific  Kennebaccasis  Valley,  and  has  some  of 
tiie  most  famous  of  the  New  Brunswick  farms.  Si)me  fair  trout-fishing 
is  to  be  had  in  this  vicinity,  as  numerous  lakes  lie  within  easy  ilistance 
from  the  village.  Petitcodiac  and  Salisulkv  lead  on  to  MoxcroN,  the 
centre  from  wiiich  the  busy  operations  of  the  Intercolonial  system  are 
controlletl.  Moncton  is  essentially  a  railway  town ;  it  contains  the 
general  offices  and  the  shops  of  the  company,  and  has  a  population  of 
about  five  thousand.  Here  is  the  Petitcodiac  River,  which  empties  into 
Shepody  Bay,  the  very  iiead  of  the  Bay  of  Fundy ;  it  is  a  continuation 
of  the  bay  itself  as  far  as  Moncton,  up  which  the  waters  of  Fundy  ascend 
with  a  *'bo/e,"  which,  to  be  more  explicit,  means  an  advancing  wall  of 
water  six  feet  and  more  in  heiglit.     This  is  worth  seeing,  and  worth 

58 


SEA    COAST  KESORTS. 


59- 


respecting,  too,  if  you  are  out  in  a  boat  and  don't  know  iiow  to  manage 
it.  At  Moncton  diverging  lines  of  rail  reach  Point  Du  Chene,  whence 
steamers  cross  the  Northumljerland  Straits  to  Prince  Edward  Island, 
while  rail  lines  run  down  the  great  peninsula  of  Nova  Scotia  to  Halifax, 
and  other  points  which  we  shall  reach  later  in  description.  Now,  we 
journey  nortliward  over  tiie  long  line  of  the  Intercolonial  Northern 
Division,  which  reaches  Point  Levi,  opposite  the  ancient  city  of  Quebec. 

From  Moncton  to  the  Miramichi,  the  railway  passes  through  a  coiuitry 
which  presents  no  particular  attraction  to  the  eye.  It  is  so  far  ^..'w^  Mie 
shore  thra  none  of  its  flourishing  settlements  are  seen.  Th  tn'v-.iier 
for  this  reason  is  apt  to  ac([uire  a  poor  idea  of  the  country,  rhctc  is, 
however,  a  fine  farming  and  fishing  district  all  along  the  coast,  an  i  some 
large  rivers  of  which  the  head  waters  only  are  crossed. 

At  Nkwcasti.k  the  Miramichi  River  is  crossed,  and  at  Chath.-.m  Junc- 
tion, passed  just  before  reaching  the  river,  a  branch  railway  runs  to 
Chatham- town,  a  few  miles  to  the  eastward. 

One  whose  time  is  limited  need  not  wander  far  from  Chatham  or 
Newcastle  to  find  abundant  sport.  He  is  in  a  country  whose  annual 
export  of  salmon  and  bass  is  something  incredible.  Rod  fishing  may  be 
had  in  any  direction.  There  are,  for  special  points,  the  Little  Southwest 
and  Renous  rivers  with  their  many  lakes,  some  of  which  have  never 
been  fully  explored.  Wherever  in  these  streams  there  exists  a  high  bank 
upon  one  side  and  a  low  beach  upon  the  other,  will  be  found  a  pool  in 
which  salmon  will  be  sure  to  resort.  The  Ox  l>ow,  on  the  Little  South- 
west, is  a  fiivorite  spot  lor  anglers.  The  Main  Northwest  is  a  particularly 
good  stream.  These  are  l)ranches  of  the  Miramichi,  a  name  which  is 
synonymous  witli  sport.  Continue  on  to  Bathursi",  on  the  Haie  I)es 
Chaleurs  ;  tiiis  is  one  of  the  best  laid  out  towns  in  the  province,  and  a 
particularly  i)leasant  spot,  both  tor  residents  and  visitors.  There  are 
numerous  pleasant  drives  following  river  roads,  taking  in  the  falls  of  the 
Tete-a-(lauciie  or  Fairy  River,  three  miles  from  town,  and  the  rough 
waters  of  the  Nepisiipiit  on  the  return.  For  falls,  however,  there  is 
nothing  in  the  vicinity  to  ei[ual  the  (Irand  Falls  of  the  Nei)isiiiuit,  twenty- 
one  miles  distant.  There  are  two  pitches,  the  total  descent  being  105 
feet,  and  the  grarii^^ur  of  the  rocky  heights  by  which  the  river  is  over- 
looked re(iuires  a  personal  inspection  to  tbrm  a  true  conception  of  the 
scene. 

This  is  a  great  region  for  salmon  and  trout.  The  former  are  taken  in 
the  Nepisiipiit  as  far  as  the  drand  Falls.  At  the  Rough  Water,  three 
miles  from  liathurst,  they  are  particularly  plenty,  but  good  pools  may 
be  found  all  along  the  river;  (■atil>)U  and  bears  abound  in  the  forest 


jiII 


6o 


INTERNATIONAL   STEAMSHIP  COMPANY. 


and  plains  through  which  we  have  come  from  Newcastle  to  Bathurst. 
Partridges  are  plenty  in  all  parts  of  the  country,  and  fly  across  the  path 
of  the  traveller  on  every  highway.  The  country  is  wild  enough  to  suit 
all  purposes  of  sport ;  you  can  drop  a  line  in  any  stream  and  something 
will  rise  to  it,  while  skill  with  the  rifle  will  bring  proud  troi)hies  from 
these  forest  retreats.  Guides  are  easily  obtained  in  all  this  immense 
preserve,  and  are  relial)le  men,  who  add  much  to  the  pleasure  of  the 
outing,  relieving  the  sportsman  of  all  care  of  the  camp  and  equipage,  as 
well  as  pointing  out  to  their  patron  the  favorite  haunts  of  game.  Much 
the  same  aspect  of  country  is  presented  from  Bathurst  northward,  except- 
ing that  in  all  the  distance  one  obtains  amphibious  glances  of  the  sea  as 


^*»<*j^..*t«-^" 


■  %S{wimi^^0imi\^^ff. 


the  rails  skirt  the  shore  of  the  great  I5aie  Des  Chaleurs.  This  far  northern 
mlet  from  the  Oulf  of  St.  Lawrence  is  ninety  miles  long,  from  fifteen  to 
twenty  miles  broad,  and  bears  neither  rock  nor  hindrance  to  the  safe 
passage  of  tiie  largest  ships.  It  presents  a  flimous  yachting  course,  and 
is  renowned  for  its  salt  water  fishing ;  all  of  the  numerous  rivers  which 
flow  into  the  bay  are  good  fishing  streams ;  sea  trout  aboimd  in  the 
estuaries  ami  brook  trout  in  the  waters  above  The  Restii^ouihc  and 
MetapcMiU  Hut  it  is  at  tiit-  head  of  this  bay,  the  Bale  Des  Chaleurs, 
tiiat  the  grand  culmination  of  salmon  streams  is  reached  in  the  Resti- 
gouche  and  Metapedia.  names  which  are  graven  deep  upon  the  hearts 
of  all  true  anglers.      Here  huge  forty-pound  salmon    lurk  to  test  the 


SEA    COAST  KESORTS. 


6r 


r* 
th 

[lit 

fig 

pni 

ise 
pe 
as 

Dt- 

las 


sportsman's  skill.  It  was  a  Restigouche  salmon  which  tipped  the  scale 
at  fifty-four  pounds,  and  numbers  have  been  caught  weighing  forty-eight 
pounds  each.  Salmon  fishing  commences  about  the  middle  of  May,, 
and  all  the  rivers  abound  with  the  great  and  plorious  fish. 

At  Metapcdia  Station,  on  the  Intercolonial,  the  Restigouche  is  crossed 
by  the  trains  where  the  river  is  spanned  by  a  beautiful  railway  bridge, 
over  one  thousand  feet  in  length.  In  the  flat-iron  caused  by  the  junc- 
tion of  the  two  rivers,  MetaiK'dia  and  Restigouche,  which  interesting 
event  occurs  just  below  the  station,  stands  the  club-house  of  the  Resti- 
gouche Salmon  Club,  a  most  advantageous  site. 

Never  were  better  focilities  offered  for  tiie  thorough  enjoyment  of 
sport  than  here,  and  hundreds  of  Anglers  and  Knights  of  the  Rifle 
annually  enjoy  the  hospitality  of  the  club-houses,  if  they  are  unfortunate 
in  not  being  club-members  themselves.  The  house  is  close  beside  the 
railway  station,  its  broad  veranda  fronting  to  the  same  as  if  to  welcome 
the  coming  and  speed  the  parting  guest. 

Should  one  wish  for  the  ideal  wilderness,  let  him  ascend  this  great 
river  to  its  source,  some  two  hundred  miles  away,  or  retire  through  some 
of  its  tril)utary  arteries  into  the  wilds  of  New  Brunswick,  hunting,  fishing 
and  camping,  to  their  meeting  with  other  offshoots  of  the  Tobique  or  St. 
John. 

THV.   "portage."      HKAinVATKRS   OF   THK   RESTK50UCHE. 

Tiie  Restigouche  forms  part  way  the  boundary  between  the  Provinces 
of  New  Brunswick  and  Quebec.  Tiie  river's  course  is  most  erratic,  and 
witli  its  arms  produces,  on  paper,  the  appearance  of  a  many  limbed  tree 
trunk,  but  tlien.  the  same  is  characteristic  of  all  rivers  in  these  provinces. 
Numerous  lakes,  as  tiie  Temiscouata  and  Squatook,  may  be  reached 
through  these  forest  avenues, — indeed,  the  by-paths  are  innumerable,  as 
streams  run  in  every  direction.  AH  of  them  are  safe  for  canoe  naviga- 
tion, so  safe,  indeed,  that  lulies  with  proper  escort  have  ascended  the 
St.  John,  cnwsed  tlie  narrow  carr\  to  the  Restigouche  and  reverse. 


I 


i:. 


MKI'AI'I.IUA  :      LAKE    AM)    RIVER. 

A  beautiful  sheet  of  water  is  l/ake  Metapedia,  the  noblest  sheet  of 
inland  water  along  the  route.  It  lies  among  the  highlands  which  border 
the  River  St.  F/iwrence.  is  sixteen  miles  in  length  and  in  parts  reaches  a 
width  of  five  miles.  Upon  its  clear  waters  the  canoe  of  the  sponsman 
glides  tiirough  scenes  elysian.  Kml)()some(l  on  its  surface  are  islands 
rich  in  verdure,  while  the  shores  are  luxuriantly  decked  with  summer 
tbliage. 


I 


SEA    COAST  KESOJ^TS. 


63 


The  outlet  of  the  lake  is  the  famous  Metapedia  River,  winding  its  way 
in  graceful  curves  through  its  rich  valley  to  the  meeting  with  the  Resti- 
gouche,  and  then  the  sea. 

If  the  clear  waters  of  the  lake  were  —  and  they  jusdy  are  —  noted  for 
their  salmon,  so  too  the  river  partakes  of  the  honors.  It  has  222 
rapids,  great  and  small,  fierce  and  wild,  or  gently  rippling  over  beds  of 
shining  gravel.  Salmon  of  the  largest  size  are  numerous,  and  here  and 
there  lurk  those  abnormally  large  fish,  the  killing  of  which  with  light  fly- 
rod  requires  so  much  of  skill  and  endurance,  a  pleasure  long  drawn  out. 

Space  forbids  our  devf)ting  too  much  of  that  valued  article  to  the 
hunting  and  fishing  resorts  of  New  Brunswick,  in  a  description  which  is 
to  include  the  whole  eastern  country  from  St.  John  to  the  Atlantic. 
Consequently,  with  a  few  pointers  (concerning  the  game  laws  and  restric- 
tions required  by  tlie  Pro\-incial  (lovernment,  we  shall  leave  what  remains 
for  the  tourist  to  find  for  himself 

The  regulations  of  the  department  allow  of  fly  fishing  for  salmon  from 
the  30th  of  April  to  the  31st  of  .August  in  Quebec,  and  from  the  ist  of 
March  to  the  15th  of  September  in  New  IJrunswick.  In  Nova  Scotia 
(which  we  shall  consider  later,  but  not  make  a  specialty  of  its  fishing  and 
hunting,  preferring  to  geiierali/e  here)  the  best  salmon  rivers  are  on  the 
.\tlantic  coast,  though  some  which  were  formerly  good  have  been  "fished- 
out,"  or  obstructed  by  dams.  Where  ,j,vW  fish  ways  have  been  put  in, 
the  streams  are  not  injured,  but  some  of  the  old  ways  seem  adapted  for 
almost  any  jjurpose  rather  tlian  the  passage  of  salmon.  One  river,  which 
does  not  empty  on  the  Atlantic  coast,  deserves  mention.  It  is  the 
Shuljenacadie,  on  which  some  fine  sport  has  been  had,  and  will  doubtless 
be  had  in  the  future.  Salmon  cannot  he  fished  for  in  the  rivers  to  the 
westward  of  Halif;\\  between  the  31st  of  Ju'y  and  the  1st  of  March,  nor 
in  the  other  rivers  between  the  15  th  of  August  and  the  ist  of  March. 
None  of  the  rivers  of  Nova  Scotia  are  leased. 

Trout  are  abundant  in  all  the  lakes,  rivers  and  estuaries  along  the 
line  of  railway,  and  the  fishing  is  a  free  one.  The  close  season  is  from 
the  ist  of  October  to  the  ist  of  January.  The  sea  trout  found  in  the 
estuaries  are  fine  fish,  and,  thougii  abundant  in  very  many  places,  they 
are  found  in  their  i)erfection  in  tlie  Tabusintac  and  Escuminac.  They 
are  greedy  biters,  and,  it  is  said,  will  take  almost  any  kind  of  fly.  The 
arms  of  the  sea  are  numerous  estuaries  on  the  Atlantic  coast  of  Nova 
Scotia,  are  particularly  good  places  for  these  fish,  which  find  their  feed- 
in;,'-grounds  among  the  sand  flats  and  the  bars  and  among  the  beds  of 
sea-weed  in  shoal  water.     June  anil  July  are  the  best  months  for  seeking 


1i. 


i 


SEA    COAST  RESORTS. 


65 


them,  though  thc'v  may  be  found  at  all  seasons.     They  are  a  very  gamy 
(ish,  lianilsome  in  appearance  and  excellent  eating. 


I'KoviN'ti.M,  i;a.\ii';  laws. 

The  Lower  Provinces  afford  the  best  o[)p()rtunities  for  moose  and 
caribou  hunting.  The  coiunry  lying  back  of  the  rivers  on  tlie  northeast 
shore  of  New  IJrunsvvick,  and  the  forests  of  Cumberland,  Colchester, 
Halifax  and  (luysboro.  in  Xova  Scotia,  will  give  all  the  sport  desired. 
.\[oose  may  now  be  killetl  in  the  Province  of  (Quebec,  after  a  long  pro- 
hibitory season  which  came  off  September  i,  1888.  The  <-lose  r.eason 
now  is  from  the  1st  of  l'"ebruary  to  the  ist  of  Septeml)er.  Caribou  can 
also  be  killed  in  (Quebec,  and  the  season  is  tiie  one  last  mentioned. 
The  i)enalty  for  violation  is  from  S5  to  $20.  The  close  season  for 
partridge  is  from  the  ist  of  January  to  the  15th  of  September  ;  for  wood- 
cock, snipe,  etc.,  from  the  1st  of  February  to  the  1st  of  Septeml)er ;  and 
for  geese  and  ducks  from  the  15th  of  April  to  the  1st  of  Se[)teml)er. 
An  hour  before  and  aft(;r  sunset  are  also  set  apart  for  the  protection  of 
sni|)e,  woodcock,  ducks  and  geese.  Xon-residents  are  re(|uired  to  take 
out  a  hunting  license,  the  cost  of  which  is  $20,  and  the  jjcnalty  for  the 
non-compliance  is  double  the  amount  of  the  fee. 

In  New  Prunswick,  the  close  season  for  moose,  caribou  and  deer  is 
from  the  ist  of  February  to  the  ist  of  August.  The  penalty  is  a  fine  of 
from  S 10  to  ,^60.  Hunting  with  dogs  is  forbidden,  uniler  a  penalty  of 
$20,  and  any  i)erson  may  kill  dogs  which  are  chasing,  or  can  be  proved 
to  have  cIkislhI,  such  game.  Three  moose,  five  caribou  or  five  deer,  are 
allowjd  to  be  killed  by  each  paity  in  any  one  season.  The  tleshof  such 
game  must  be  carried  out  of  the  woods  within  ten  days  after  the  killing, 
with  the  exception  of  su<:h  as  is  killt.'d  during  the  latter  jiart  of  December, 
when  tlie  flesh  must  be  carried  out  within  the  first  five  days  of  January. 
The  close  season  for  jvartridge  is  from  the  1st  of  >rarch  to  the  20th  of 
September;  for  woodcock  and  snipe,  to  the  14th  of  August.  Non- 
residents are  reiiuired  to  take  out  a  license,  the  cost  of  which  is  the  same 
as  in  (Quebec. 

In  Nova  Scotia  the  close  season  for  moose  and  caribou  is  from  the  vA 
of  i'ebniary  to  the  15th  of  Sei)teinber.  No  one  person  is  allowed  to 
take  more  than  two  moose  anil  four  caribou  in  any  one  year  or  season. 
The  flesh  is  tO  be  carried  out  of  the  woods  within  ten  days  after  killing, 
and  game  killed  during  the  latter  part  of  January  shall  be  carried  out 
during  the  first  five  days  of  Febrtiary.  'I'he  penalty  for  the  violation  of 
these  i^rovisions  is  from  $30  to  S50,  and  a  fine  of  $25  is  imposed  for 
hunting  with  dogs.     The  close  season  for  partridge  is  between  the  first 


J'' 


\    \ 


t56 


INTERNATIONAL  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY. 


days  of  January  and  October,  and  that  of  woodcock,  snipe  and  teal 
between  the  first  days  of  March  and  August.  Woodcock  must  not  be 
killed  before  sunrise  or  after  sunset.  Blue-winged  duck  must  not  be 
taken  between  the  first  days  of  April  and  August.  The  annual  licenses 
for  non-residents  expire  on  the  ist  of  August.     They  cost  $30  each. 

The  foregoing  are  "some  of  the  provisions  of  the  Game  Laws  of  the 
three  provinces.  There  are  other  provisions,  in  regard  to  trapping,  using 
nets  for  wild  fowl,  hunting  with  artificial  lights,  etc.,  but  as  no  sportsman 
will  resort  to  such  practicps,  these  provisions  need  not  be  quoted. 


P>5ToRjfiL  <5c  CM  f,^ 


■#«/g'' 


f 


^# 


n 


PRINCE   EDWARD    ISLAND   AND   CAPE    HRETON — THE   GARDEN    OF  THE 

MARITIME   PROVINCES  —  THE   HRAS    d'or   LAKES  — 

A   RELIC   OK  THE    LAST   CENTURY. 

'T'H  F:  tourist,  if  in  New  Brunswick,  taking  the  morning  train  from  St. 
-*■  John  arrives  at  Point  du  Chene  about  noon,  and  steps  from  the 
train  at  the  end  of  the  Government  Wharf  right  on  board  the  fine  twin- 
screw  steamer  "  Northumberland,"  where  a  good  dinner  is  ahvays  ready. 
By  the  time  this  is  partaken  of,  the  noble  vessel  slips  out  from  the  wharf 
and  speedily  takes  her  way  to  Summerside,  a  distance  of  some  forty 
miles. 

During  the  summer  months  the  gulf  is  generally  as  smooth  as  a  mill 
pond,  and  the  good  ship,  as  she  glides  through  the  water  at  the  rate  of 
seventeen  miles  an  hour,  scarce  makes  a  motion  to  remind  even  the 
most  sensitive  to  seasickness  that  their  enemy  is  likely  to  visit  them. 
Some  amuse  themselves  with  music,  and  a  susi)icion  of  amateurs 
generally  fill  the  air  with  pieces  rendered  on  tiie  piano  in  the  saloon, 
whilst  the  majority  sit  out  on  the  deck  watching  the  French  settlements 
in  New  Brunswick  as  they  are  rapidly  passed  from  Shediac  to  Cape  Baukl. 
As  this  landmark  and  its  church  fade  from  view,  Kgmont  Bay  and  Cape, 
on  Prince  Kdward  Island,  with  the  green  fields  dotted  with  white  houses, 
become  distinct,  Miscouche  village  antl  church  on  the  highest  land 
shows  up  nicely  cut  out  on  the  sky  line,  while  ahead  the  spires  and 
buildings  of  Summersiile  grow  nearer  and  nearer.  A  few  minutes  more 
and  the  ligiithouse,  built  out  on  an  iron  caisson  at  the  entrance  of  the 
harbor,  is  passed,  and,  moving  somewhat  more  slowly,  with  the  wharves 
and  thickly  clustered  houses  of  Summerside  on  the  one  side  and  the 
Island  Park  anil  Hotel  on  the  other,  the  steamer  reaches  the  railway 
wharf,  and  tiie  train  is  found  waiting  for  the  ])assengers.  In  a  few 
minutes  ''  All  on  board  for  Charlottetown  "  is  heard,  and  all  who  had 
not  arranged  to  stay  in  Sunmierside  are  whirling  away  through  the 
greenest  of  green  fields  towards  their  destination. 

67 


till 


r)S 


/A-//.A.\A  TIOXAI.   STEAMSHIP   COMFAXY. 


Charlottctown  covors  a  lar^'i'  spare  of  land  for  its  sixtoon  thousand 
inhahitants.  'Hie  stivcts  arc  strai^lu  ami  widr.  TIkic  arc  several  large 
s(|iuires  kei)t  open  for  the  public,  which  have  hccii  planted  with  sIkkIc 
trees,  llowcrs  and  shrubs,  and  laid  our  with  nice  walks  md  founlnins. 
Oueen  S(|uare  —  the  largest  —  oc(  upies  a  line  situation,  and  with  its  pui  lie 
buildings  forming  a  line  through  its  longest  centre  makes  a  fine  appear- 
ance. In  the  <entre  is  the  Old  Provincial  15uilding  of  grey  sandstoi.e, 
flanked  on  either  side,— east  the  T.aw  Courts,  a  line  red  hrick  buikling, 


'A  yacaf/onDay. 


ami  on  the  west  by  the  Dominion  Post-Oftice,  etc.  etc.  I^'urthcr  west 
comes  the  Market  House,  with  its  large  hall  above,  ami  on  the  cast  of 
the  Law  Courts  the  old  church  of  St.  Paul's,  situated  in  its  green  field, 
with  the  red  sandstone  ])arsonagc  (a  jiroof  of  tlu'  suitability  of  the  Island 
stone  for  building  purposes)  and  the  large  <choolhouse  behind  it.  l;oth 
on  the  southern  side  of  the  church,  .\round  the  sfjuare  the  best  of  the 
stores  are  found,  many  of  them  as  line  brick  or  stone  buildings  as  can 
be  found  in  any  city  of  the  same  size. 


S/iA    COAST  A'/iS0A-7'S. 


69 


'I'hesc  Willi  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Z1..11  Cliiirch,  \]i\nk>  and  St.  I';iiri(k's 
School  |irc'tty  well  fill  two  sides  of  tlic  large  S(iiiare,  the  rest  hein^'  with 
few  exceptions  smallei  wooden  hiiil'liiiys  of  older  date,  soon  lo  be  siiii- 
|)lanted  by  the  more  lasting  hiick  structure^  which  are  rajiidh  f;rowing 
111  favor. 

'The  n|)|)er  part  of  the  town  is  mostly  d(  voted  to  |)rivate  resideni  cs, 
many  of  which  are  large  and  ornate  and  mostly  placed  in  llower  gardens 
with  ornamental  shnihhery,  which  give  an  air  of  comfort  and  rclinement 
which  is  easily  recognized. 

lint  until  the  toiu-i^t  or  pleasiire-secker  has  driven  over  the  country 
roads  of  i*.  ]].  Island  and  strolled  along  its  smooth,  sandv  shores,  tracked 
lip  its  little  rivulets  and  seen  the  farms  as  they  are.  he  cannot  say 
he  has  seen  P.  10.  I.  They  may  have  watched  its  shores  from  the  deck 
of  a  steamer,  admired  the  deep  green  of  the  ( iiltivaled  I'lelds,  and  won- 
dered at  the  numerous  buildings  and  its  many  churches  in  which  its 
llfty-four  jieople  to  the  mile  live  and  worship;  but  until  he  has  travelled 
behind  a  good  horse  in  a  comfortable  carriage  over  the  hills,  one  after 
the  other  in  every  direction,  he  cannot  form  a  correct  opinion  of  what 
this  little  patch  of  new  red  sandstone  thrust  out  into  the  gulf  away  from 
its  older  sisters  really  is.  Small  it  undoubtedly  is,  but  one  hundred  ai  d 
thirty-one  miles  long,  with  a  wiilth  from  two  miles  at  Suiumerside  to 
thirty-five  miles  in  others,  and  containing  one  and  a  (juarter  million  acres, 
is  large  enough  to  support  its  present  one  hundred  and  ten  thousand 
inhabitants  ami  send  away  vast  (|uantities  of  agricultural  ])rodui  e  to  the 
Maritime  Provinces  of  Canatla  aii<l  the  I'nited  States. 

So  much  for  the  country  ;  now,  what  are  its  attractions  as  a  summer 
resort  ? 

A  cool,  invigorating  atmosphere,  the  sea  breezes  passing  over  it  from 
e\ery  (piarter,  'l"he  best  of  sea  bathing,  either  in  the  smooth  waters  of 
the  numerous  harbors  or  amidst  the  rollers  of  the  north  shore. 

Moating  in  harbors  or  open  gulf;  sea  and  river  fishing,  of  which 
mackerel  and  trout  give  the  best  sport. 

i'or  shooting,  plover,  snipe,  wild  duck,  rabbits,  partridge,  and  that 
king  of  game  —  woodcock. 

'I'hen  for  driving,  riding,  or  the  use  of  the  bicycle,  the  island  roads  are 
smooth,  free  from  stones  and  not  too  hilly ;  and  an  ever  changing,  fresh 
looking  country  where  no  bunit-up  grass  lands  or  dreary  stretches  of 
barren,  stony  land  mar  the  scene. 

S\imnierside,  the  western  mart  of  the  island,  has  grown  up  from  the 
tratilic  with  Point  du  Chene,  and  also  enjoys  (piite  a  foreign  trade,  its 
enterprising  merchants  looking  far  and  wide  for  markets  new. 


%) 


70 


INTERXATIONAf.  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY. 


The  population  is  about  three  thousand.  It  is  situated  amidst  the 
very  finest  farming  lands  of  the  Province,  and  has  within  a  few  miles 
a  number  of  thriving  villages  and  settlements. 

Daily  communication  to  and  from  the  mainland,  from  both  Charlotte- 
town  ami  Sunimerside,  by  steamer  makes  access  and  egress  easy,  whilst 
telegraph,  telephone  and  post-offices  are  to  be  found  in  every  settle- 
ment or  village  of  any  si/e,  so  that  the  tired  business  man  to  whom  rest 
and  health  are  the  annual  summer  recjuirements  may  kee])  full  communi- 
cation with  the  outer  world,  and  find  P.  K.  Island  a  more  restful  retreat 
than  the  jilaces  so  often  chosen,  and  where  multitudes  gather  and  where 
cost  of  living  and  incentives  to  spentl  money  almost  equal  city  life. 


CAPK    IIKI   roV    ISLAND. 

This  is  the  point  to  which  we  have  been  leading,  a  country  vying  in 
interest  with  the  last,  and  eminently  worthy  of  a  plate  beside  it  in  this 
chapter. 

From  New  (llasgow  a  rail  line  called  the  Eastern  Extension,  which 
name,  by  the  way,  is  no  misnomer,  runs  to  Port  Mulgrave  on  the  famous 
Strait  of  Canso.  It  is  a  short  run,  some  ninety  miles  at  best  from  the 
Pictou  Wharf  to  Pirates  Harbor  on  tlie  Strait,  through  Antigonish,  called 
the  prettiest  village  in  Eastern  Nova  Scotia.  Its  neat,  tidy  buildings 
stand  amid  beautiful  shade  trees,  —  and  then  its  peojjle  I  If  you  want  to 
find  a  type  of  able-bodied  men,  make  your  selection  at  random  from  the 
brawny  Scots  who  go  to  make  up  the  population  of  J'lastern  Nova  Scotia, 
and  especially  Antigonish. 

The  word  Antig(Miish  meau'^  Big  Fish  River ;  the  fishing,  however, 
does  not  warrant  the  title.  'I  here  are  other  towns  passed  by  the  traveller 
en  route  to  Cape  Breton  but  none  which  call  for  special  remark,  except 
Tracadie,  where  there  is  a  splendid  view  of  the  gulf.  Here  also  is  a 
Trappist  Monastery  and  an  Indian  Reservation. 

After  leaving  Tracadie  the  train  steams  down  the  narrowing  shores  of 
Nova  Scotia  to  the  Strait  of  Canso  —  or  Canseau — and  the  through 
passengers  are  taken  by  the  train  to  Port  Mulgrave,  the  deep  water 
terminus,  to  embark  upon  the  boat  for  the  Island  of  Cape  Breton. 

This  narrow  strait,  some  fourteen  miles  long  and  one  mile  in  width, 
forms  the  great  highway  between  the  Gulf  of  St.  Lawrence  and  the 
Atlantic.  As  a  natural  consequence  when  the  extensive  commerce  between 
the  two  is  narrowed  down  to  these  confining  walls,  the  waters  of  the  strait 
are  thronged  by  steam  and  sail,  adding  to  the  natural  beauty  of  the  spot 
the  charm  of  breezy  life, — an  animated  picture.    The  passage  of  Canso 


SEA    COAST  A'ESOh'TS. 


Tt 


is  soon  made,  and  I'ort  Hawkcsbury  reached,  upon  the  Cape  Ilreton 
side.  Here  the  traveller  can  take  steamer,  which  makes  daily  connec- 
tions with  trains,  and  lands  passengers  at  the  head  of  East  Hay,  ten  miles 
from  Sydney  at  the  eastern  extremity  of  the  island,  through  the  celebrated 
Bras  D'Or—  T/if  Ann  of  Gold. 

This  imprisoned  sea,  one  hundred  miles  long  and  from  ten  rods  to 
ten  miles  wide,  divides  the  island  of  Cape  Breton  into  two  parts.  For 
about  fifty  miles  its  waters  are  sheltered  from  the  ocean,  of  which  it 
forms  a  part,  and  in  this  length  it  expands  into  bays,  inlets  and  romantic 
havens,  with  islands,  peninsulas,  and  broken  lines  of  coast,  combining 
all  to  please. 


High  mountains  and  cliffs  tower  above  the  lake  on  every  hand,  at 
many  points  rising  sheer  from  the  water,  casting  their  shadows  down 
through  the  clear  depths ;  again  rising  in  the  distance,  and  with  inter- 
vening fertile  vallevs  between  it  and  the  lake,  showing  the  white  cottages 
of  the  farming  anil   fisher  folks  who  make  home  of  this  far  eastern 

country. 

Cape  Breton  is  rich  in  geological  wonders.     Its  coal  deposits,  which 
unilerlie  much  of  the  island,  and  are  supposed  to  extend  in  one  con- 
tinuous vein  one  hundred  and  fifty  miles  long  to  the  mines  of  Pictou,  in 
Nova  Scotia,  are  inexhaustible,  and  crop  out  in  divers  out-of-the-way  places 
Dig  a  few  feet  below  the  surface  in  almost  any  place  upon  the  island  and 


I  " 


72 


INTERNATIONAL   STEAMSHIP   COM  PAN  i'. 


your  reward  will  be  a  rich  seam  of  coal.  Many  fiiniilies  have  a  natural 
c(i:il  bin  in  the  cellar,  i)rovide(l  when  the  continent  was  making.  Fossils 
rare  and  curious  are  common  upon  the  shores  of  Cape  IJreton  in  the 
coal  strata,  and  wrenched  therefrom  by  the  sea.  'I'iie  ]irofessor  might 
secure  a  wonderful  addition  to  his  cabinet  from  this  vicinity. 


Ill 


HKAS    J)l)K    l.AKK. 

In  the  passage  of  the  IJras  D'Or  another  notable  geological  formation 
is  brought  to  view,  where  tar  off  to  the  eastward  glisten  in  the  sunlight 
the  heights  of  the  Marble  Mountain.  Its  jiroduct  is  a  very  fair  white 
marble,  which  has  not  been  exten;:ively  (|uarried,  co.il  l)eing  more  in  tlie 
line  of  trade. 

We  pass  through  the  Bras  D'Or  to  the  towns  which  lie  upon  the  sea- 
«'ard  side  of  the  isle.  They  are  Sydney-old-town,  noted  for  its  coal 
mines,  whose  vast  sunless  dejjths  extend  for  two  miles  tmder  the  ocean, 
and  for  its  fine  piers,  from  which  are  shi|)ped  annually  immense  (pian- 
tities  of  Sydney  coal,  known  wherever  coal  is  burned,  from  the  field 
which  is  estimaud  to  contain  a  thousand  million  tons,  not  to  include 
seams  less  than  four  feet  in  thickness,  nor  the  vast  ([uantities  which  lie 
under  the  sea  between  the  islands  of  Cape  Dreton  and  Newfoundland. 
North  Sydney  is  of  more  commercial  importance  than  the  old  town. 
Within  its  harbor  gather  vessels  of  every  class.  It  is  a  fimous  coaling 
station  for  ocean  steamers,  and  a  right  livelv  little  iiort. 

Between  (Jape  North  and  ('ape  St.  Lawrence,  upon  the  far  northern 
extremity  of  the  island,  an  ocean  cable  is  laniled  in  .\spy  Bay  and  operated 
at  North  Sydney.  It  is  but  fifty  miles  from  the  North  ("ai)e  to  the 
Magdelen  Islands,  the  cruising  ground  of  the  cod-llshing  fleet  to  the 
(irand  I5anks  of  Newfoundland,  liaddeck  is  aiKjther  famous  old  town 
at  the  head  of  Ste.  Ann's  Bay,  reached  by  steamer  from  Sydney.  .\  few 
hours'  journey  from  Baddeck  will  take  one  into  a  country  where  moose 
and  caribou  are  plenty,  and  where  the  sportsmpji  may  either  camp-out 
in  the  wilderness,  or  make  his  headipiarters  with  some  one  of  tiie  well- 
to-do  farmers  of  Inverness  or  Victoria  county's  occasional  settlements. 


THE   RUINS   OF    I.OUI.SIIURG. 

South  of,  and  reached  by  narrow-gauge  rail  from  Sydney,  is  J,ouisburg, 
on  the  Atlantic  shore.  \Nhere,  upon  the  maps,  it  presents  the  appearance 
of  being  ever  ready  to  drop  off  into  space. 

The  Lruisburg  of  to-day  has  a  population  of  about  one  thousand  souls, 
and  is  situated  just  across  the  harbor  from  the  old  fortified  town  which 


i;/-:A    COAST  A'£SOA'7'S. 


73 


bears  so  iiiii)orLant  a  jjart  in  history.  'I'lie  railroad  fare  from  Sydney  is 
but  75  cents,  and  all  visitors  to  the  island  of  Cape  Breton  should  make 
the  trip.  'I'he  Louisburg  J/ind  Company's  lu)tcl  affords  fine  accom- 
modations, and  the  site  of  old  l^oiiisbi'rg  may  be  easily  reached  and  the 
lines  of  its  oKl  fortifications  traced. 

Nearly  a  century  has  elapsed  since  the  fall  of  Louisburg,  and  nothing 
remains  to  mark  this  stronghold  of  the  I'Vench  in  .\merica  save  the 
relics  of  a  structure  which  cost  the  treasury  of  Louis  X\'.  thirty  millions 
of  livres,  and  the  lal)or  of  twenty-five  years  to  erect.  Its  walls  of  stone, 
which  made  a  circuit  of  two  and  one  half  miles,  were  thirtv-six  feet  in 
height,  and.  of  a  uniform  thickness  of  forty  feet.  I'ifteen  thousand  people 
were  gathered  in  and  about  these  walls  ;  six  thousand  troops  were  locked 
within  this  fortress  when  tlie  gate-key  turneil  in  the  mammoth  lock. 

The  foundations  of  the  town  were  laid  in  the  early  part  of  the  last 
century,  Just  after  the  death  of  Louis  XIV.,  and  named  in  honor  of  the 
departed  monarch.  Nova  Scotia  jjroper  had  been  grante<l  here  and 
there  to  adventurous  would-l)e  colonists  and  their  leaders,  but  the  ancient 
island  Cape  Breton  still  owed  allegiance  to  the  lilies  of  France.  Of  all 
the  harbors  which  the  island  bore,  this  was  selected  as  the  most  advan- 
tageous, and  here  was  built  the  city  which  was  designed  to  be  the  key  to 
the  Western  Hemisphere. 

"It  was  environed,"  says  llelknap,  "two  miles  and  a  half  in  circum- 
ference, with  a  rampart  of  stone  from  thirty  to  thirty-six  feet  high,  and  a 
ditch  eight  feet  wide.  There  were  si .  bastions  ami  batteries,  containing 
embrasures  for  one  hundred  and  forty-eight  cannon.  On  an  island  at 
the  entraiKx-  of  the  harbor  was  planted  a  battery  of  thirty  cannon,  carry- 
ins:  twentv-eight-|)ound  shot,  and  at  the  bottom  of  the  harbor  was  a 
grand,  or  roval  battery,  of  twenty-eight  cannon,  forty-two  pounders,  and 
two  eighteen  pounders.  On  a  high  cliff  opjxjsite  the  island-battery 
stood  a  lighthouse,  anil  within  this  i)oint,  secure  from  all  winds,  was  a 
careening  wharf  and  a  magazine  of  naval  stores." 

Tivj  entrance  to  the  town  was.  over  a  drawbridge,  spanning  the  moat, 
near  which  was  a  circular  battery  mounting  sixteen  fourteen-pounder 
guns,  and  yet.  with  all  their  sh;)w  of  arms,  Louisburg,  the  naval  dei)ot 
of  France  in  .America,  the  nucleus  of  its  military  i)ower,  the  proteitor  of 
its  fisheries,  the  Sebastopol  of  the  New  World,  fell  before  the  undis- 
ciplined troops  cjf  the  colonies  of  Massachusetts.  Comiecticut  and  New 
Hampshire,  led  by  William  Pepperel.  a  fish  and  shingle  merchant  of 
Maine. 

In  three  years  after  its  capture  by  the  colonial  troops  Louisburg  was 
restored   to   the    French  bv  the  treaty  of  .\ix-la-("hapelle.      'I'en  years 


74 


INTERNATIONAL   STEAMSHIP   COMPANY. 


passed  and  a  greater  fleet,  a  more  numerous  army  and  heavier  armament 
besieged  its  almost  impregnable  walls,  when,  in  1758,  the  English  under 
Amherst,  Boscawen  and  Wolfe  gathered  no  less  than  twenty- three  ships 
of  war,  eighteen  frigates,  and  sixteen  thousand  land  forces,  with  a  pro- 
portionable train  of  cannons  and  mortars,  against  the  city.  It  fell  after  a 
two  months'  storm  of  fire  and  iron,  of  rocket,  shot,  and  shell  —  fell,  and 
the  lilies  of  France  waved  over  Louisl)urg  no  more. 

Possessed  a  second  time  of  the  fortress  city,  antl  the  con([uest  of 
Canada  achieved,  England's  edict  went  forth  that  Louisburg  should  be 
destroyed.  It  required  two  years  and  the  aid  of  gunpowder  to  complete 
the  work  of  demolition,  but  in  the  end  it  was  thoroughly  done  and  the 


(^Utrpj  ^VA  CMHO  ll^^^^ii^v; 


~*>        t^ 


once  proutl  city,  which  had  borne  a  monanh's  title,  sank  into  a  sh:ii)eless 
ruin. 

To-day,  the  tourist  stands  amid  the  theatre  of  such  events  and  with 
his  opened  history  marks  the  scene  of  struggle.  Here  lay  the  frigates 
of  Eouis  ;  opposite,  where  the  ])ara]icts  of  stone  are  yet  visible,  was  the 
grand  battery  of  forty  guns.  There  the  great  seventy-four  blew  u]). 
This  ground  has  shuddered  day  and  niglit  for  continued  weeks  at  the 
roar  of  battle  ;  and  here  are  we.  summer  travellers  from  the  busy  marts 
of  trade,  day-dreaming  in  this  bit  of  Europe  in  America. 

Prince  I'^^dward's  Island  and  Cape  Breton  together  form  an  attractive* 


SEA    COAST  RESORTS. 


75 


page  in  the  summer  literature  of  the  Northeast.  Many  of  their  points 
and  features  must  necessarily  be  omitted  in  the  brief  chapter  devoted  to 
them  in  the  descriptive  of  the  whole  Maritime  Provinces  ;  and  it  is  with 
the  hope  that  the  little  which  has  been  said  will  create  a  desire  for  a 
personal  visit,  that  we  leave  their  island  shores  for  the  lower  peninsula 
of  Nova  Scotia, 


-Sy 


y^  ^    % 


im 


'V\ 


OS 

c- 


THK    I.OWKK    I'KNINSL'I.A    ol'    NOVA    SCOTIA — HAI.IIAX,    TIIK    MK  IROl'OMS 

Ol'    IHr,    I'KOVIXCK    AND    US    KOKTIKR'VnONS —  THK 

ANXAl'OMS    VAI.l.l.V  —  VARMOUIII. 

^^O  Ki-lAfH  Halifax,  and  through  it  the  "I.uidof  I'lvangchnc,"  by 
the  rail-roiito,  \vc  lake  the  (Hvergiiig  line  from  Tniro,  which  has 
before  been  referred  to  as  ti[)|)ing  abrui^tly  down  the  peninsula  of  Nova 
Scotia,  and  follow  thrcjugh  fertile  fields  and  upland  intervale,  a  transition, 
inileed,  iVoni  the  rugged  scenery  of  Cape  Jireton,  until  this  fine  tarming 
district  is  lost  amid  the  desolate  rocks  which  abound,  to  the  exclusion  of 
all  other  crops,  at  Windsor  Junction,  f)urteen  miles  from  Halifax. 

At  this  point  the  Windsor  and  Annapolis  Railway  forms  a  junction 
with  the  Intercolonial,  and  ••all  change"  for  the  run  down  the  Annapolis 
Valley  to  Annapolis,  on  the  famous  •'  IJasin."  It  is  twelve  miles  by 
steamer  through  the  Hasin  to  Digby,  where  another  line,  the  Western 
Cuimties  Railway,  leads  to  Yarmouth  at  the  extreme  of  the  peninsula, 
and  the  veritable  juniping-off  place  of  (jft  quotation. 

l)i)th  the  Windsor  and  Anna[)olis  and  Western  Counties  roads  skirt 
the  ISay  of  Fimdy  shore  of  Xova  Scotia,  linking  its  towns  to  the  exelu- 
sion  of  the  Atlantic  coast  line,  which  nas  its  only  railway  pi^nt  in  Halifax. 
After  leaving  Windsor  function  the  approach  to  the  city  of  Halifax  is 
along  the  shores  of  the  fimous  lledford  ISasin,  u])on  which  the  city  is 
situated  —  a  noble  marine  view  which  deepens  in  interest  as  the  train 
nears  the  journey's  end. 

Halifax,  from  the  very  nature  of  its  position,  the  most  eastern  city  of 
its  si/e  upon  the  Western  Hemisphere,  is.  in  name,  familiar  to  all  Amer- 
icans, and  is  oftener  in  the  mouths  of  man,  —  as  a  mild  sort  of  invective, 
—  than  many  a  Western  metro[)olis. 

One  could  go  farther,  however,  and  fare  worse  than  being  consigned 
to  Halifax,  for  this  is  the  most  thoroughly  i>ritish  city  on  the  continent, 
and.  as  such,  holds  much  of  interest  to  the  .\merican  tourist.  It  is  a 
garrison  town  as  well  as  a  naval  station,  and  one  meets  in  the  streets  the 
regul.ition  Red-Coals  and  Ulue-Jackets  at  every  turn.  Everything  sug- 
gesting impending  hostilities.  "  the  pomp  and  circumstance  of  glorious 
war,"  encounters  the  peaceful  tourist  upon  street-corners,  while  the 
citadel  towers  upon  the  summit  of  the  hill-city  of  Halifax. 

77 


78 


INTERNATIONAL   STEAMSHIP  COMPANY. 


Let  us  climb  this  hill,  and  from  the  great  stone  fortress  look  out  over 
the  broad  bay  256  feet  below. 

Like  nearly  all  large  cities  upon  the  seaboard,  the  site  of  Halifax  is  a 
peninsula,  with  the  sea  upon  the  east  and  west.  To  the  south  and  east 
is  the  harbor,  which  narrows  as  it  reaches  the  ui)per  end  of  the  city  and 
expands  again  into  Bedford  Basin,  which  affords  ten  miles  of  safe 
anchorage.  The  approach  to  the  city  is  strongly  fortified,  as  well  becomes 
this  British  stronghold. 

View  from  the  citadel  the  magnificent  bay,  where  vessels,  flying  every 
flag  which  protects  a  floating  commerce,  are  at  anchor.  Let  your  vision 
extend  over  the  islands  to  the  wide  ocean  beyond,  bounded  only  by  the 
horizon's  line.  Turn  to  the  scene  presented  inland,  where  stretch  away 
vast  verdant  plains  dotted  with  settlements  and  cottages,  with  now  and 
then  glimpses  of  blue  water,  and  you  will  return  to  the  town  below,  fairly 
impressed  with  Hrlifax  and  its  surroundings. 

The  ff^rtifications  upon  McNab's  and  (Icorge's  Islands,  as  well  as  the 
various  forts  around  the  shore,  are  all  well  worth  a  visit  after  the  citadel. 
Visitors  are  readily  allowed  to  inspect  the  works,  but  sketches  or  pencil 
notes  of  the  defences  will  not  be  permitted  by  the  authorities.  After  a 
visit  the  tourist  will  have  no  doubts  of  the  exceeding  strength  of  Halifax 
over  all  the  cities  of  America. 

Hospitality  is  a  virtue  particularly  grateful  to  the  stranger  tourist,  and 
hospitality  abounds  among  the  good  people  of  Halifax,  even  for  the 
rebellious  Yankee,  in  spite  of  the  Loyalist  ibrefuliers  of  the  city.  The 
hotels  afford  fine  accommodations,  with  plenty  of  solid  accompaniments 
—  the  viands  of  ]\[erry  IJigland,  specialties  partaken  of  so  generously 
by  the  characters  of  Dickens  —  uhi(  h  rive  an  appetite  on  the  reading 
merely  of  those  delightful  s[)reads  —  washed  down  by  generous  portions 
of  right  good  H'inglish  H'ale. 

Livery  outfits,  for  the  many  deliglitful  drives  out  and  about  the  city, 
are  procurable  at  modest  rates  of  hire,  and  boats  of  every  description 
for  the  exploration  of  the  Bedfortl  Basin  may  always  be  had. 

There  is  much  to  be  seen  insitle  the  city.  The  Province  l^uildings, 
new  and  old;  the  Museum,  the  Public  (lardens,  the  Fish-Market,  and 
the  many  public  institutions,  all  open  to  inspection  and  all  worthy  a 
visit.  Halifax  has  direct  rail  and  steamship  connection  for  all  parts  of 
the  world,  and  marks  the  point  of  shortest  ocean  passage  between 
America  and  Europe.  It  is  the  ])ort  of  call  for  many  lines  crossing  the 
Adantic,  and  without  delay  one  may  go  to  Liveriwol,  (llasgow,  the  West 
Indies,  New  York,  Boston,  Portland,  Newfoundland,  or  Quebec.  If  you 
desire  a  sea  voyage,  choose  ! 


SEA   COAST  liESOIiTS. 


79 


TIIK    PKNINSUI-A   OK   NOVA   SCOTIA. 

Bordering  the  Atlantic,  from  Yarmoutli  upon  tlie  south  to  Halifax  in 
the  centre  and  beyond  to  the  Strait  of  Canso,  a  rugged  coast  line  with 
deep  bays,  numerous  peninsulas  and  islands,  receives  the  almost  mid- 
ocean  waves.  It  is  a  wild  shore,  where  fishing  is  extensively  carried  on, 
the  numerous  arms  of  the  sea  admirably  suiting  the  occupation  of  the 
people.  These  coast  settlements  are  linked  with  Halifax  by  water- 
routes  ;  the  rail  is  yet  to  come. 

]5ack  from  the  cioast  line  the  country  abounds  with  heavy  forests,  and 
is  abundantly  watered  by  lakes  and  streams.  Mcjose  and  caribou  roam 
these  forest  wilds,  and  may  be  found  within  easy  distance  from  the 
settlements.  The  fishing  is  excellent,  and  from  June  to  September  the 
catch  of  sea  trout  and  salmon  cannot  fail  to  satisfy  all. 


■'■?,-  ' 
;■•■■'■* 


c 


O 

c 
ti. 


c 


y. 


o 

Q 

t-l 

< 

0. 


DAY    OK    KUNDY    S.S.    CO.     lO    IHGIiY,    ANNAPOLIS,    AND   THK    LAND    OF 
i;VANGi;i.INK — J  UK    KND    OK   (JRAND    I'KK. 

''F'HK  sliDrt  route  to  the  (iarden  of  the  Provinces  — the  Annapolis 
Valley  —  is  via  the  Steamer  Monticello  (running  in  connection 
with  the  route  we  have  been  following),  which  leaves  St.  John  at  7.30 
A.  M.  daily,  Sunday  excepted,  crossing  the  Bay  of  Fundy  to  Annapolis 
and  Digby,  there  to  meet  trains  of  the  Windsor  and  Annapolis  and  the 
Western  Counties  railways  running  north  and  south  on  the  peninsula. 

The  City  of  Monticello  is  a  first-class  side-wheel  steamer,  finely  fitted 
and  furnished,  combining  luxury  and  comfort  obtainable  only  on  this 
class  of  steamboats. 

The  passage  of  the  steamer  from  the  Hay  of  Fundy  into  the  .\nnai)olis 
iJasin  is  through  the  narrow  l)igby  Strait,  with  a  range  of  high  hills  upon 
either  side.  The  whole  coast  from  Brier  Island,  at  the  southern  entrance 
of  thi'  Day  of  l''ui)dy.  to  Blomidon  on  the  Hasin  of  Minas,  a  distance  of 
(»ne  hundred  antl  thirty  miles,  is  protected  by  these  rocky  barriers,  \»Iiich 
here  di\ide  in  a  narrow  waterway.  After  passing  the  strait  this  arm  of 
the  sea  broadens  into  the  great  land-locked  basin.  The  first  stop  of  the 
steamer  is  at  higb),  then  on  to  Annapolis,  twelve  miles  distant,  and 
about  midway  the  beautiful  inland  sea.  The  steamboat  journey  between 
the  two  towns  is  full  (jf  interest. 

ANNAPOLIS    ROVAL. 

This  is  the  oldest  luiropean  settlement  in  .America,  north  of  the  Gulf  of 
Mexico.  It  was  the  ancient  capital  of  Acadia.  We  have  noted  it  before 
as  the  first  landing  place  of  the  Dcs  Monts  expedition  in  1604,  who 
afterward  visited  I'assamaciuoddy,  passing  the  luckless  winter  on  Douchet's 
Island  in  the  St.  Croix.  The  town  was  then  Port  Royal;  changed  a 
century  later,  after  the  I'jiglish  conquest,  to  .Annapolis  in  honor  of  their 
queen.  The  early  settlement  was  farther  down  shore  than  the  present 
town,  but  all  about  is  historic  ground.  AVhere  now  all  is  peace  and 
beauty,  the  blast  of  war's  great  organs  rent  the  sky,  in  the  early  days  of 
con(iuest,  when  the  roses  of  Kngland  supplanted  the  lilies  of  France  in 
the  possession  of  these  shores.  Port  Royal  has  shared  the  fate  of  Louis- 
burg  and  other  Acadian  strongholds,  and  its  fort  has  become  a  ruin. 

81 


'* 


82 


/A'TEA'A'A'I'/OA'AI.   SThAMSIlIP   COMrAXY. 


It  is  here,  at  Annapolis,  that  \vc  take  the  train  through  "  the  Valley," 
to  the  historic  ground  about  the  liasin  of  Minas.  A  valley,  indeed,  ami 
in  every  sense  ot"  the  word.  It  lies  between  the  South  Mountain  range 
and  the  North  Mountains  which  guard  the  coast  line.  Along  its  entire 
length  and  directly  through  its  centre  extend  the  rails  of  the  \Vindst)r  and 
Annapolis  Railway,  for  mile  after  mile  passing  vast  orcharils,  white  with 
apple  blossoms,  or  laden  with  tempting  fruit.  The  finest  of  orchards, 
fair  farms,  and  fertile  fields  stretching  away  to  the  mountain  borders. 
Such  is  the  landscape.  The  air  is  fragrant  with  growing  crops,  anil  the 
eye  never  wearies  with  the  charmingly  rural  scene. 


At  the  farther  end  of  the  valley,  seventy  miles  from  Annapolis,  lies  the 
tragic  theatre  i)f  events  which  has  given  us  Mvangeline.  Here  are  the 
idyllic  meadows  of  (Irand  Pre,  protected  from  the  sea  by  dikes,  erected 
by  the  sturdy  French  i)easantry  of  long  ago.  Yonder  lUomidon  rises 
from  the  sea,  silent  guardian  over  the  l?asin  of  Miuas,  which  curving 
inland,  one  magnilicent  crescent  of  sixty  miles  de])th,  bathes  the  (Irand 
I'rairies  of  Acadian  Land.  Here  lived  and  loved,  one  hundred  and  fifty 
years  ago,  a  simple  i)eo])le  in  a  state  of  rural  felicity  which  seems  incon- 
sistent with  the  frailties  and  passions  of  hiunan  nature.  Among  them 
real  misery  was  unknown,  and  benevolence  anticipated  the  demands  of 
poverty.  ICvery  misfortune  was  relieved  before  it  i:()ukl  be  felt,  without 
ostentation  and  without  meanness.  1'  was  a  society  of  brethren,  every 
individual  of  which  was  ready  to  give,  and  to  receive,  what  he  thought  the 
common  right  of  mankind.  In  1755  the  colony  numbered  a  population 
of  eighteen  thousand  souls. 

Here,  at  the  (Jasperer..!  s  mouth,  on  tlie  shores  of  the  ISasin  of  Minas, 
was  situated  the  village  of  (Irand  I'r^.  Ascend  some  one  of  the  many 
elevations  of  the  Gasi'ereau  and  look  to-day  upon  the  scene. 

A  summer  pastoral,  rich  meadow  lands,  dikes  in  the  distance,  and 
detached  cottages  in  place  of  the  hundreds  of  thatched  roofs  which 
once  covered  the  exiled  Acadians.  Few  traces  remain  of  the  old  French 
village ;  the  dikes  still  shut  out  the  sea,  anil  the  road  taken  by  the  exiles 
on  their  sad  way  to  the  King's  ships  may  still  be  followed  by  the  tourist ; 
other  than  this  — 

"Not  but  tradition  remains,  of  the  beautiful  village  of  Grand  Pre." 

Assuming  that  the  reader  is  by  this  time  surfeited  with  description  of 
sea  and  shore,  highland  and  lowland  scenery,  which  must  at  best  employ 
many  stereotyped  phrases,  let  us  escape  for  a  time  to  relate 


e 
e 
(I 

,'S 

g 
(1 

y 

1- 

hi 
jf 

lit 

')' 

ic 

111 
s, 

V 


H^BfinF 


»'.'S. 


^•i 


IMAGE  EVALUATION 
TEST  TARGET  (MT-3) 


1.0 


1.1 


li.25 


U   |L6 


6" 


Photographic 
.Sciences 
Corporation 


23  WBT  MAIN  STMIT 

¥VnSTill,N.Y.  Msm 

(71«)872-4S03 


tP^n 


84 


INTERNATIONAL  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY. 


THE   STORY  OF  THE  ACADIANS. 

By  the  treaty  of  Aix  La  Chapelle,  Cape  Breton  was  ceded  to  the 
Frencli  and  Nova  Scotia  to  the  English.  The  French  colonists  in  the 
Annapolis  Valley  had  taken  the  oath  of  fidelity  to  the  English  Crown, 
but  they  refused  to  take  the  oath  of  allegiance  which  forced  them  to 
bear  arms  against  their  countrymen  and  the  Indians,  who  had  always 
been  their  firm  friends. 

This  stand  was  particularly  distasteful  to  the  English  colonists  of  New 
England  and  Nova  Scotia  who  were  engaged  in  the  fierce  border  wars 
with  the  allied  French  and  Indians,  and  their  "?ullen  neutrality"  was 
considered  just  cause  of  offence. 

Accordingly,  a  new  oath  of  allegiance  was  tendered  by  King  George 
II.,  by  which  all  Acadians  were  required  to  become  loyal  subjects  of  the 
Bt-itish  Crown,  and  as  such  to  bear  arms  against  the  allied  forces  of 
countrymen  and  friends. 

The  people  revolted,  and  three  hundred  of  the  younger  and  braver 
among  them  took  up  arms  against  their  oppressors.  At  the  fort  of  Beau 
S6jour  the  little  band  made  their  gallant  stand,  and  were  defeated.  In 
vain  the  majority  protested  that  this  act  of  the  few  was  contrary  to  their 
wishes,  contrary  to  their  peaceful  habits,  and  beyond  their  control.  The 
whole  Acadian  people  were  by  this  rash  act  placed  under  the  ban. 

The  edict  went  forth.  All  were  to  be  transported  from  their  homes 
and  fertile  fields,  banished,  dispersed  among  the  various  British  colonies 
to  the  south.  To  carry  out  this  plan,  five  transports  and  a  force  of  New 
England  troops  were  dispatched  to  the  Basin  of  Minas.  Arrived  there 
a  proclamation,  so  ambiguous  in  its  nature  as  to  give  no  hint  of  its  object, 
was  issued  to  the  people  of  the  district  of  Grand  Prti ;  it  read  as  follows : — 

To  the  inhabitants  of  the  District  of  Grand  Pre,  Minas,  River  Canard, 
etc.,  as  well  ancient,  as  young  men  and  lads: 

"  Whereas,  his  Excellency,  the  Governor,  has  instructed  us  of  his  late 
refolution,  respecting  the  matter  proposed  to  the  inhabitants,  and  has 
ordered  us  to  communicate  the  same  in  person,  his  Excellency  being 
desirous  that  each  of  them  should  be  fully  satisfied  of  his  Majesty's 
intentions,  which  he  has  also  ordered  us  to  communicate  to  you,  such  as 
they  have  been  given  to  him.  We  therefore  order  and  strictly  enjoin, 
by  these  presents,  all  of  the  inhabitants,  as  well  of  the  above-named 
District,  as  of  all  other  districts,  both  old  men  and  young  men,  as  well 
as  all  the  lads  of  ten  years  of  age,  to  attend  at  the  church  of  Grand  Pr6 
on  Friday,  the  fifth  instant,  at  three  of  the  clock  in  the  afternoon,  that 
we  may  impart  to  them  what  we  are  ordered  to  communicate  to  them, 


SEA   COAST  RESORTS. 


85 


declaring  that  no  excuse  will  be  admitted  on  any  pretense  whatever,  on 
pain  of  forfeiting  goods  and  chattels,  in  default  of  real  estate.  Given  at 
Grand  Pr^,  second  of  Septehnber,  1 755,  and  twenty-pinth  of  his  Majesty's 
J^eign.  JOHN  WINSLOW, 

Colonel  Commanding." 

Four  hundred  and  eighteen  able-bodied  men  heeded  the  summons. 
These  were  shut  into  the  church,  and  Colonel  Winslow,  placing  himself 
with  his  officers  in  the  centre,  addressed  them. 

You  have  read  the  remainder  in  Longfellow's  version  of  the  tale. 
The  poor  people,  unconscious  of  any  crime,  petitioned  Colonel  Winslow 
for  leave  to  visit  their  families,  and  entreated  him  to  detain  a  part  only 
of  the  prisoners  as  hostages,  urging  with  tears  and  prayers  their  intention 
to  fulfill  their  promise  of  returning  after  taking  leave  of  their  kindred  and 
consoling  them  in  their  distress  and  misfortune.  The  answer  of  Colonel 
Winslow  to  this  petition  was  to  grant  leave  of  absence  to  twenty  only  for 
a  single  day!  This  sentence  they  bore  with  fortitude  and  resignation, 
but  when  the  hour  of  embarkation  anived,  in  which  they  were  to  part 
with  their  friends  and  relatives  without  a  hope  of  ever  seeing  them  again, 
and  to  be  dispersed  among  strangers,  whose  language,  customs,  and 
religion  were  opposed  to  their  own,  the  weakness  of  their  human  nature 
prevailed,  and  they  were  overpowered  with  a  sense  of  their  miseries. 
The  young  men  were  first  ordered  to  go  on  board  one  of  the  vessels. 
This  they  instantly  and  peremptorily  refused  to  do,  declaring  that  they 
would  not  leave  their  parents,  but  expressing  a  willingness  to  comply 
with  the  order,  provided  they  were  permitted  to  embark  with  their 
families.  The  request  was  rejected,  and  the  troops  ordered  to  fix  bayonets 
and  advance  toward  the  prisoners,  a  motion  which  had  the  effect  of 
producing  obedience  on  the  part  of  the  young  men,  who  forthwith  com- 
menced their  march.  The  road  from  the  chapel  to  the  shore — just  one 
mile  in  length  —  was  crowded  with  women  and  children,  who,  on  t!ieir 
knees,  greeted  them  as  they  passed  with  their  tears  and  their  blessings, 
while  the  prisoners  advanced  with  slow  and  reluctant  steps,  weeping, 
praying,  and  singing  hymns.  This  detachment  was  followed  by  the 
seniors,  who  passed  through  the  same  scene  of  sorrow  and  distress.  In 
this  manner  was  the  whole  male  part  of  Mie  population  of  the  District  of 
Minas  put  on  board  the  five  transports  stationed  in  the  river  Gaspereau, 
and  thus  were  the  remainder  of  the  18,000  Acadians  sent  into  a  similar 
exile.  Who  has  not  followed  them  in  fancy,  and  through  the  beautiful 
verse  of  Evangeline. 

Turn  now  to  a  more  pleasing  subject,  the  beautiful  valley  which  they 


11  '^ 

II  ' 


86 


INTERNATIONAL  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY. 


|1: 


S!!',-; . 


left.  The  author  of  "  Sparrowgrass  Papers  " — old-timers  will  remember 
them  with  pleasure  —  says  in  description  of  the  Maritime  Provinces: 

"Much  as  we  may  admire  the  various  bays  and  lakes,  the  inlets, 
promontories,  and  straits,  the  mountains  and  woodlands  of  this  rare 
corner  of  creation  —  and,  compared  with  it,  we  can  boast  of  no  scenery  so 
beautiful— the  Valley  of  Grand  Pr6  transcends  all  the  rest  in  the  Province. 
Only  our  valley  of  Wyoming  may  match  it,  both  in  beauty  and  tradition. 
One  has  its  Gertrude,  the  other  its  Evangeline.  But  Campbell  never  saw 
Wyoming.     Longfellow  never  visited  the  Basin  of  Minas." 

It  is  true  the  poet  never  visited  the  scene  which  his  verse  has  made 
famous.  It  is  said  he  feared  his  high  ideal  would  become  wrecked  upon 
reality  ;  but  he  had  no  need  ;  he  would  have  missed  the  forest  primeval, 
but  in  all  else  the  scene  is  in  keeping  with  his  fancy. 

GRANDE    FINALE. 

"  This  is  Acadia  —  this  the  land 

That  weary  souls  have  sighed  for ; 
This  is  Acadia,  this  the  land 

Heroic  hearts  have  died  for ; 
Yet,  strange  to  tell,  this  promised  land 
Has  never  been  applied  for  I  " 

Thus  says  an  old  song,  to  which  we  must  take  exception  in  its  final 
line.  It  has  been,  and  is,  applied  for  by  an  ever-increasing  number  of 
summer  tourists  who  have  found  that  here  can  the  greatest  amount  of 
enjoyment  and  recreation  be  had  at  a  moderate  cost.  The  very  idea 
of  the  old  song  explains  the  chief  charm  which  the  Provinces  hold  for 
summer  sojourners  from  "The  States."  It  is  Acadia  —  fresh,  rural, 
pastoral.  The  same  conditions  exist,  among  its  rural  types,  as  fifty  years 
ago.  Its  very  season  is  an  oddity  to  the  American  guest,  who  may 
again  enjoy  the  "garden  truck,"  fruits  and  flowers  of  spring  and  early 
summer  by  a  mid-summer  trip  to  Acadia. 

Phenomenally  moderate — though  not  cheap  in  one  sense  of  the  word, 
—  are  all  the  accompaniments  to  thorough  enjoyment  of  an  outing  passed 
beneath  provincial  skies.  Hotel  rates  are  low,  and  carriage  hire  doe;: 
not  deplete  the  pocket-book  to  an  extent  which  renders  that  delightful 
pastime  a  thing  to  be  indulged  in  sparingly.  Good  guides  may  be  had 
in  all  hunting  and  fishing  regions  at  "a  dollar  a  day  and  found."  Canoes 
and  boats  are  plenty,  while  sail  and  steam  are  ready  at  every  point  of 
vantage  to  aid  the  tourist-traveller. 

When  these  are  coupled  with  cool,  bracing  air,  clear  skies,  and  delight- 
ful scenery,  in  a  country  colored  by  history  and  filled  with  the  interest  of 


SEA    COAST  KJiSORTS. 


87 


tradition,  song,  and  story,  where  every  prospect  is  new  and  delightfully 
foreign  to  an  American  mind  and  fancy,  it  is  not  wonderful  that  the 
old  song  becomes  inapplicable  to  one  of  the  hani  vacation  regions 
extant. 


Local  Passenger  Fares. 


ONE    WAV   AND   ^ETUnN. 


FROM  BOSTON. 


Hoston  to  Annapolis,  X.  S.,  via  St.  John 

"  Calais,  Me 

"  Digby,  N.  S.,  via  St.  John 

"  Eastport,  Me. 

"  Toitlancl,  Me. 

"  Robbinston,  Me. 

"  St.  .Andrews,  N.  1!. 


St.  Tohn,  N.  r>. 


FROM  PORTLAND. 


Portland  to  Annapolis,  N.  S.,  via  St.  John 

Calais,  Me.    . 

Digby,  N.  S. 

Kastport,  Me. 
"  Robbinston,  Me.    . 

St.  Andrews,  N.  !'•. 
"  St.  John,  \.  T>. 


FROM  OTHER  POIN' 


Calais  to  St.  John,  N.  1!. 
Robbinston  to  St.  John,  N.  1!. 
St.  Andrews  to  St.  John,  X.  B. 
Kastport  to  St.  John,  X.  15. 


ONE   WAV. 

RETURN. 

$9-75 

4.50 

8.00 

5.00 

9.00 

4.00 

7.50 

1.00 

2.00 

4.50 

8.00 

4.50 

8  00 

4.50 

8.00 

>5-So 

$9-75 

4.00 

7.00 

5.00 

9.00 

3-50 

6.50 

4.00 

7.00 

4.00 

7.00 

4.00 

7.00 

rs. 
$1-50 

$2.50 

1.50 

2.50 

1.50 

2.50 

I.  !;o 

2.2s 

-W^'  The  above  one-wav  rates  are  for  limited  tickets.  Unbnnted  tickets  are  sold 
.tf^ulv^  ce     Return  tickets  are  good  during  the  year  in  which  they  are  purchased 

T  c  s.n  e  inssengcr  rates  will  be  in  force  during  the  time  ih.s  Company  run.  mx 
tri      ;^w  r  s  ^umn,er  Time-Table,  first  cover),  via  the  l....n  &  Ma.ne  1  .R^ 

'p  L:;,  thence  by  steamer,  as  by  steamer  direct;  and  ^-^-^;;i^^^ 
.,  n,  r"  will  l,e  iccented  via  the  Boston  &  Maine  R.K.    Also,  tickets  reading     via 

Boston.  g 


TARIFF  OF   RATES. 

SUBJECT  TO  SLIGHT  CHANGES  WITHOUT  NOTICE. 


DESTINATION. 


^MUERST,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return.. . . 
Andover,  N.  B 

do.  and  Return .... 
Annapolis,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return .... 
Antigonish,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return .... 
Auburn,  Me.  (M.  C.  R.R.) 

do.  (G.  T.  R'y).... 

Augusta,  Me 

Aylesford,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return . . . . 
gADDECK,  C.  B 

do.  and  Return. . . . 

Bath,  Me 

Bathurst,  N.  B 

do.  and  Return 

Beaver  Bank 

Berwick,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return. . . . 

Bethel,  Me 

Bethlehem,  N.  H 

Bridgetown,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return 

Brunswick,  Me 

CALAIS,  Me 

do.  and  Return 

Caledonia  Corner,  N.  S 

Cambridge,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return 

Campbellton,  N.  B 

do.  and  Return.... 
Campobello,  N.  B 

do.  and  Return 

Caribou,  N.  B.  (via  River  and  Rail). 

do.  and  Return. . . . 
Charlottetown,  P.  E.  I 

do.  and  Return 

Chatham,  N.  B 

do.  and  Return. . .. 

Crawford  House,  N.  H 

DALHOUSIE,  N.  B 

do.  and  Return 

Digby,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return 

Dorchester,  N.  B 

do.  and  Return 

EASTPORT,  Me 

do.  and  Return 

Ellershouse,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return.... 

pABYAN'S,  N.  H 

Falmouth,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return. . .. 


Fkom  Boston. 


Unlimited.    Limited. 


$8.25 

•3  65 
8.80 

14-45 
6.50 

9-75 

10.75 

17.40 

2.00 

2.00 

3.00 

7-.^o 

12.10 

13-50 

22.60 

2.25 

9-50 

'5-45 
8.70 

7  45 
12-35 
3-65 
5-55 
6.50 
11.00 
2.00 

5-50 

8.00 

9.00 

7.60 

12.60 

10.50 

17.00 

5-25 
8.00 

9-50 
15-50 

9-50 
16.25 

9.00 

•4.75 

4-50 

10.45 

16.95 

6.00 

9.00 

7.75 
12.85 

5.00 

7-50 

8. So 

14.65 

4-75 
8.25 

14.00 


15-50 


10.25 


6.80 
13.00 


8.20 
6.95 


6.00 


4.50 


8.00 
7.10 


4.25 


5.00 


4.00 
'sioo' 


7-75 


From  Portland. 


Unlimited.     Limited. 


*7-75 

12.65 

8.30 

'3-45 
6.50 

9-75 

10.25 

16.40 


6.80 
II.  10 
13.00 
21.60 


9.00 

14.45 

8.20 

6  95 

11-35 


6.00 
10.00 


5.00 

7.00 

8.50 

7. 10 

11. 60 

10.00 

16.00 

4-75 
7.00 
9.00 
14.50 
9.00 

15-25 
8.50 

13-75 


9-95 

15-95 

6.00 

9.00 

7-25 
11.85 

4-50 

6.50 

8.30 

'3-65 


7-75 
13.00 


»5-5o 


9-75 


6.30 
12.50 


7.70 
6-45 


5-50 


I      4.00 
I 

I      7-50 
6.60 


3-75 


5.00 


3-50 
7-50 


7-25 


90 


TARIFF  OF  RATES.— Continued. 


DESTINATION. 


From  BosTt'N. 


, Unlimited.     Limited. 


Fort  Fairtiekl,  Me.  (via  River  and  Rail). 

do.  and  Return 

Fredericton,  N.  B.  (via  River) 

do.  and  Return 

ftRANI)  PRE,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return 

HALIFAX,  N.  S.  (via  I.  C.  R'y) 

■■•  do.  and  Return 

do.  (via  W.  A.  R'y)...- 

do.  and  Return 

Hantsport,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return 

Har.  Au  Bouche 

Harcourt,  N.  B 

do.  and  Return 

Heatherton 

Hopewell 

Houlton,  Me 

KENTVILLE,  N.  S 

■*^  do.  and  Return 

Kingston,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return 

T  AWRENCETO WN,  N.  S 

■^  do.  and  Return 

Lewiston,  Me.. 

Liverpool,  N.  S 

Londonderry,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return 

■VfECHANIC  FALLS,  Me 

Metapedia,  N.  B 

do.  and  Return 

Meteghaii,  N.  S 

Middleton,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return 

Moncton,  N.  B 

do.  and  Return 

Montreal,  P.  Q    (G.  T-.^'y)"  •  •  •  V  ; " ' ' 
do.  (viaM.  C.  R'y).-- 

Mt.  Uniacke,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return 

Mulgrave,  N.  S -  -  - 

do.  and  Return 

\rEW  CASTLE,  N.  B 

-^^  do.  and  Return 

New  G.asgow,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return 

New  Mills,  N.  B 

do.  and  Return 

North  Conway,  N.  H 

Norway,  Me 

OLD  ORCHARD,  Me 

^    Oxford,  N.S 

do.  and  Return 

PARADISE,  N.  S 

^  do.  and  Return 

Peticodiac,  N.  B 

do.  and  Return 

Pictou,  N.S ----- 

do.  and  Return 


I9.20 

•5-05 

S-50 

9-50 
8.00 

«3-45 
9  50 

9.80 

15-50 
8.25 

•3-85 

11.50 

8.05 

13-30 
II. 10 

9- SO 

7-75 

7.75 

13.00 

7-05 
11.75 

6.70 
11.25 

2.00 


9.25 
15.10 

2.30 
10.70 
17-35 

6-75 

6.85 
U.50 

7-15 

12.00 

8.50 

8.50 

9. 10 

i5-'5 

n-55 

17-75 

8.80 

14.40 

9.50 

15-50 
10. 10 

16.45 
3-45 
2-95 
1-35 
8.80 

14.50 
6.60 

II.  10 
6.50 

11.00 
9-5" 

15  SO 


J^7-S0 
9.00 


From  Portland. 


Unlimited.     Limited 


8.20 

■   •••.•■ 

7-75 


11.00 


10.60 
9.00 
6.50 
7-25 


6.55 
6.20 


9.00 
9.00 


6.25 
6-35 


8.25 


[1. 00 


9.00 


6.10 


9.00 


$8.70 

14.05 

5.00 

8.50 

7- SO 

12-45 
9.00 

14.50 

9-30 
14.50 

7-75 
12.85 
11.00 

7-55 
12-30 
10.60 

9.00 

7-25 

7.25 
12.00 

6-55 
10.75 

6.20 
10.25 


$7.00 
"8.50 


7.70 
■7.25 
10.50 


10.10 
8.50 
6.00 
6-75 


8-75 
14.10 


6.05 
S-70 


8.50 
8.50 


10.20 

16-35 
6-25 

6.35 
10.50 

6.65 
11.00 


8.60 

14.15 
11.05 

16-75 
8.30 

13.40 
9.00 

14.50 
9.60 

>S-4S 


S-7.'' 
5-8S 


7-75 
10.50 


8.30 

13-50 
6. 10 

10.10 
6.00 

10.00 
9.00 

14.50 


8.50 


5.60 


8.50 


91 


TARIFF  OF  RATES.  — Continued. 


m. 


DKSTINATION. 


Poland  Springs 

Portland,  Mc 

do.  and  Return 

do.               and  Return  (Kail).. 
Port  Williams,  N.  S 

do and  Return 

Presque  Isle,  Me.  (via  River  and  Rail). 
Profile  I  rouse,  N.  H 

do.  and  Return 

Pt.  Du  Chene,  N.  15 

do.  and  Return 

Pt.  Hawkesbury,  C.  15 

do.  and  Return 

Pt.  Hastings 

do.  and  Return 

JJ^OUIJINSTON,  Me 

do.  and  Return 

Round  Hill,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return 

gACKVILLK,  X.  ]! 

do.  and  Return 

Salisbury,  N.  15 

do.  and  Return 

Stewiackc,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return 

Straits  Canso,  N.  S.  (I't.  Ilawksbury).. 

do.  and  Return. ...... 

Summerside,  P.  E.  I 

do.  and  Return 

Sussex,  N.  R 

do.  and  Return 

Sydney,  C.  R.  (all  Rail) 

do.  and  Return 

THOMPSON,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return 

Tracadie,  X.  .S 

Truro,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return 

WATKRVILLE,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return 

Wentworth,  N.  S 

do.  and  Return 

Weymouth,  N.  S 

Whycocomaugh,  C.  15 

Wilmot,  X.  .S 

do.  and  Return 

Windsor,  X.  S 

do.  and  Return   

Wolfville,  X.  S 

do.  and  Return 

Woodstock,  X.  15.  (via  Calais) 

Y.ARMOUTII,  X.  S 

do.  and  Return 


From  Boston. 


Unximitkd.!    LiMiTBn. 


I  .CX) 
2.00 
4.00 

7-95 
3.20 
9.90 

6-55 
1. 10 


2.50 
2.00 
7.90 
2.05 
S.oo 

5-50 
8.00 
6.50 
1 .00 


,3 '.IS 
6.  So 
1.40 
9-50 

5-50 
2.00 
7.90 


4.00 
0.00 


S.75 
8.Ss 

4' 50 
'•25 
9-50 
5-5° 
7-50 
2.  50 
9.00 
4.80 
6.80 
4.40 
6-95 
••.S5 

s-ss 

4.00 

S.oo 

3 -.30 

7-75 
S.4S 

2'7S 


#3-50 
7-45 


7.50 
II. 10 
11.15 
4.50 
6.00 
S  10 


From    roKTLAND. 


Unumited, 


9.00 

II. 10 

■■8."2s" 
5.80 

12.00 


10. So 
8. 94 

7.  CO 


5. So 

M-50 

('•45 

7-75 

7 -.50 


6.50 
6.50 


i'7'4S 

12.20 

9.40 


II  .50 

11.50 

16.90 

1 1 .  55 

17.00 

5.00 

7.00 

6.00 

10. CO 


'2-35 
6.30 
10.40 
9.00 
14.50 
1 1.50 
16.90 

13.00 

9.00 

17-75 

S-35 
'3-5° 
•0.75 

9.00 
14.50 

7.00 
11.50 

8.  50 
13.80 

6.30 
I  J.  90 

6-45 
•0-55 

8.05 

13.00 

7-50 
12.30 

7^5 

7-95 

11.7^ 


I.IMITKU. 


?6.9S 


7.00 
10.60 
10.65 

4.00 

5- SO 
7.60 


8.50 

10.60 

7-75 

5-30 

11.50 


10 

30 

8 

44 

6 

50 

5 

30 

'3 

00 

5-95 

/ 

-5 

"• 

00 

"V) 

00 

6 

00 

For  Interiiatioual  S.  S.  Co.'s  Local  Rates  See  Page  8!». 


ga 


HP* 

ip^miiHIH 

1          p^^ 

^H)i 

orii^M 

:.                "-"'^"'^^^^ 

Wr. 

''^"'^^H 

\^'  ^\q 

^^^^^Hi' 

"'^H 

N'^ 

1 

'  ^  ^  >ZSl^^^^^^^l 

f 

I 

fl 

u 


o 

H 

< 

o 

o 


%  -^i'  iri 


o 
u 


-■■t,.* 


X 

I/) 
■< 

H 


1  ■'  ■^^--     'J 


< 

O 

H 

< 

M 
H 


O 
Oi 


^.-m^.^"; 


MISCELLANEOUS  TOURS. 


Parties  of  ten  or  more  travelling  at  one  time  will  l)e  furnished  with  special 
rates,  upon  application  to  the  General  Agent  of  the  Company,  Hoston,  Mass. 


No  I.  Annapolit  and  Return.  $9-73 

Boston  to  St.  John  by  International  S.  S.  Co.;  St.  John  to  Annapolis  by  ll.iy  of  I'limly 
S.  S,  Co. ;  return  same  route. 
No.  a.  Antlgonish,  N.  S.,  and  Return.  $i7-40 

Hoston  to  St.  John  by  International  S.  S.  Co.;  St.  John  to  Antigonish  by  Intercolonial  K'y- 
return  same  route. 
No.  3.  Calais,  Me.,  and  Return.  $B.oo 

Boston  to  F.astport  by  International  S.  S.  Co.!  Kastixut  to  Calais  by  Frontier  S.  B,  Co.; 
return  same  route. 
No.  4.  Campobetlo,  N.  B.,  and  Return.  $8.00 

Boston  to  r.astport  by  International  S.  S.  Co. ;  Kastport  to  Campobello  by  CampobcUo  S. 
1).  Co.;  return  same  riinte. 
No.  J.  Charlottetown,  P.  E.  I  ,  and  Return.  $16.23 

Boston  to  St   John  by  International  S.  R.  Co.;  St.  John  to  Pt.  Pu  Chcne  by  Intercoloni.il 
R'y;  I't.  I'u  Chcne  to  Suinmerside  by  Charloticiown  .'"team  Nav.  Co.;  Sunimcrside  to 
Charlottetown  by  1'.  K.  I.  K'y;  return  same  ro  itc. 
No.  6.  Ci'jrlottetown,  P.  E.  I.,  and  Return.  $30.00 

Boston  to  St.  John  by  International  S.  S.  Co. :  St.  Jo!ui  to  I'l.  Dn  Chene  by  Intercolonial 
K'y:  I't.  I)u  Chene  to  Sunnnersicic  bv  Charlottetown  Steam  Nav.  Co.;  Summerside  to 
Charlottetown  by  I'.  K.  1.  R'y;  Charlottetown  to  I'icton  by  Charlottetown  Steam  Nav. 
(,'0.;  I'icton  to  Halifax  by  Intercolonial  R'y;  Halifax  to  Boston  by  Canada  .Atlantic 
S.  S  Line. 
No.  7.  Digby,  N.  S.,  and  Return.  $9-oo 

Boston  to  St.  John  by  International  S.  S.  Co.;  St.  John  to  Dig'oy  by  Bay  of  fnndy  S.  S. 
Co. ;  return  same  route. 
No.  8.  Eastport,  Me.,  and  Return.  $'/'-S0 

Boston  to  Kastport  by  International  S.  S.  Co.;   Kastport  to  Boston  by  International  S.  S. 
Co. 
No.  g.  Fort  Fairfield  and  Return.  $I50S 

Boston  to  St.  John  by  International  S.  S,  Co. ;  St.  John  to  Frederii:ton  by  Star  Line 
Steamers;  I'rcdericton  to  I'l.  Fairfield  by  Canadian  I'acitic  R'y;  return  same  route. 

No.  10.  Halifax  and  Return.  $iS-50 

Boston  to  St.  John  by  Internation.il  S.  S.  Co.;  St.  John  to  Annapolis  by  Bay  of  Fiuidy  S. 
S.  Co.;  Annapolis  to  Halifax  by  Windsor  &  .Amiapolis  R'y;  return  same  route. 

No.  II.  Halifax  and  Return.  $15.50 

Boston  to  St.  John  by  International  S.  S.  Co.;  .St.  John  to  Halifax  by  Intercoloni.il  P'v; 
return  same  route. 
No.  13.  Halifax  and  Return.  $17  50 

Boston  to  St.  John  by  Internation.il  S.  S.  Co. ;  St.  John  to  Halifax  by  Intercolonial  R'y; 
Halifax  to  Annapolis  by  Windsor  &  Annapolis  R'y;  Annapolis  to  St.  John  by  Bay  of 
Fundy  S.  S.  Co.;  St.  John  to  Boston  by  International  S.  S.  Co.;  or  vice  Tersa. 

No.  13.  Halifax  and  Return.  $16.50 

Boston  to  St.  John  by  International  S.  S.  Co.;  St.  John  to  Halifax  by  Intercolonial  R'y; 
Halifax  to  Boston  by  Canada  Atlantic  S.  S.  Line. 

No.  14.  Kentville  and  Return.  $13.00 

Boston  to  St.  John  by  Intern.itional  S.  S.  Co.;  St.  John  to  Annapolis  by  Bay  of  Fimdy  S. 

S.  Co.;  Annapolis  to  Kentville  by  Windsor  &  Annapolis  R'y;  return  same  route. 

No.  15.  Montreal  and  Return.  $26.50 

Boston  to  St.  John  by  Irterriationiil  S.  S.  Co. ;  St.  John  to  Montreal  by  Intercolonial  R'y; 


No. 


No. 


No 


Montreal  to  Boston  by  Canadian  Pacific  R'y,  via  Newport. 

16.  Montreal  and  Return.  $26.50 
Boston  to  St.  John  by  International  S.  S.  Co.;  St.  John  to  Montreal  by  Canadian  Pacific 

Short  Line;  Montreal  to  Boston  by  Canadian  Pacific  R'y  via  Newport. 

17.  Mulgrave  and  Return.  $17-75 
Boston  to  St.  John  by  International  S.  S.  Co. ;  St.  John  to  Mulgrave  by  Intercolonial  R'y; 

return  same  route. 

18.  New  Castle,  N.  B.,  and  Return.  $14.40 
Boston  to  St.  John  by  International  S."S.  Co. ;   St.  John  to  New  Castle  by  Intercolonial 

R'y ;  return  same  route. 

94 


ial 


•75 


r.40 


1.30 


'•«5 


(.00 

y-50 
505 
5.50 
5.50 

|.00 

5.S0 

i.50 

•75 
.40 


MISCELLANEOUS  TOURS. -Continued. 

"••  *9-  PUtou,  N.  8.,  and  Return.  $15,30 

UomontoSt.  John  by  Internationals.  S.  Co.;   St,  John  to  Truro  by  Intercolonial  R'y; 
return  same  route.  ' 

No.  so.  Portland,  Me.,  and  Return. 

lUwlon  to  Portland  by  International  .S.  S.  Co. ;  Portland  to  Hoston  by  International  S.  S.  Co. 

No.ai.  Portland,  Me.,  and  Return. 

Iloston  to  Porllandby  Inlcrn.-itional  S.  S  Co.:   Portland  to  Hoston  by  Ronton  &  Main 
K.K.  i  if  liniitcd  ticket,  lj.50. 

No.  22.  Sydney,  C.  B.,  and  Return.  $22.75 

Hoston  to  fit.  Ji.lni  by  liiteriialional  S.  S.  Co.;  Si.  John  to  MuJKrave  by  Intercolonial  R'y; 
Mulnravc  to  Sydney  by  liras  .I'Or  l..-ike  S.  S.;  rclurn  s;Hm;  route. 

No.  23.  Sydney,  C.  B.,  and  Return. 

Hoston  l<i  St.  John  by  Intcrnalionnl  S.  S.  Co. ;  St.  John  to  Sydney  by  Intercolori.tl  R'y; 
return  same  route. 
No.  24.  St.  John  pnd  Return. 

Hoston  to  St.  John  by  International  S.  S.  Co,;  St,  John  to  DoHton,  all  rail. 
No.  25-  Summeriide,  P.  E.  I.,  and  Return. 

Hoston  to  St.  Ji'hn  by  Internaiional  S.  S.  Co  :  St.  John  to  Pt.  Dii  Chene  by  Intercolonial 
R'y;    Pt.  I)u  Chene  to  Sununersidc  by  Charlotteiown  Steam  Nav.  Co.;    return  same 


$3  00 


$400 


$18.73 


$12.30 
$14.00 


No. 


*6.  Truro,  N.  S,  and  Return.  $13.50 

Hoston  to  St.  John  by  International  S.  S.  Co.;   S'.  J.ihn  to  Truro  by  Intercolonial  R'y; 
return  same  route 
No,  37.  Three  Provinces  Excursion.  $22.10 

Hoston  to  St.  John  by  International  S.  S.  Co.;  St.  Joli-i  to  Annapolis  by  Hay  of  Fundy  S. 
S.  Co.;  Annapolis  to  Halifax  by  Wnidsor  &  Annapolis  R'y;  H.-difax  to  Picttiu  by 
Intercolonial  R'y;  I'iclou  to  Charlotteiown  by  Charlotteiown  Steam  Nav.  Co.; 
Charlottetown  to  Suinnierside  by  P.  K.  1.  R'y;  Sunmierside  to  Pt.  l)u  Chene  by 
Charlotteiown  Steam  Nav.  Co.;'  Pt.  Du  Chene  to  St.  John  by  Intercolonial  R'y; 
St.  John  to  Hoston  by  International  S.  S.  Co.  This  lour  may  be  reversed,  if  desired,  at 
same  rate. 
No.  28.  Windsor  and  Return.  $14.00 

Hoston  to  St.  John  by  International  S.  S.  Co.;  St.  John  to  Annapolis  by  Bay  of  Fundy  S. 
S.  Co.;  Annapolis  to  Windsor  by  Windsor  &  Annapolis  R'y;  return  same  route. 
No.  29.  Yarmouth,  N.  S.,  and  Return.  $12.75 

Hoston  to  St.  Jo?;n  by  International  S.  S.  Co. ;  St.  John  to  Digby  by  B.iy  of  Fundy  S.  S. 
Co.;  Digby  to  ir'ai'iiouth  by  Western  Counties  Hy;  return  samp   oute. 

No.  30.  Yarmouth,  N.  S.,  and  Return.  $10.30 

Hoston  to  Si.  John  by  International  S.  S.  Co.;   St.  John  to  Digby  by  Piy  of  Fundy  S.  S. 
Co.;  Digby  to  Y;irmouth  by  Western  Counties  R'y;  Va 
S.  S.  Co. 


'.'y;  Yarmouth  to  Hoston  by  Yarmouth 


GENERAL   INFORHATION  TO   PA3SENGERS. 

RETURN  TICKKT.S  are  on  .sale  to  all  principal  points,  and  a  large  saving  is  made 
by  |)iirchasing  the  same.  All  return  tickets  entitle  the  passenger  to  stop-over 
l)rivileges. 

STATEROOMS  AND  Ml'^ALS.  —  Rooms  tiiaybe  engaged  in  advance  upon  appli- 
cation by  letter  or  telegram  to  the  local  agents  of  the  com])any.  Stateroom 
berths  are  not  sold  by  this  company.  Rooms  are  $1.00,  $1.50  and  5200  each. 
There  are  also  several  bridal  antl  family  rooms  on  each  steamer,  varying  in 
price  from  $3.00  to  S4.00.  Meals  are  served  on  the  American  plan,  at  the 
following  i)rices:  ISrcakfast  or  siipjjer,  50  cents;  dinner,  75  cents. 

CIIII.DREN'S  TICKETS.— Children  between  the  ages  of  five  and  twelve,  half- 
fare;  under  five,  free. 

REDEMPTION  OF  TICKETS.  — In  the  purcha.se  of  tickets,  passengers  are 
reminded  that  anv  portion  of  a  ticket  not  used  will  be  redeemed  at  its  value  at 
the  Roston  Wharf  Agency,  cither  by  mail  or  upon  personal  application.  This 
will  apply  to  tickets  issued  by  this  company  over  its,  connections  as  well  as 
over  its  own  lines. 

STEAMERS'  LANDINGS.  — Fro.m  Roston,  the  steamers  of  the  St.  John  line 
leave  the  soitf/i  sit/t-  of  Commercial  Wharf.  At  Iortland,  the  steamers  leave 
Railroad  Wharf,  foot  of  State  Street.  At  Easti'ort,  the  steamers  of  the 
International  S.  S.  Co.,  the  Campobello  steamer,  the  St.  Croix  River  steamer 
for  St.  Andrews,  Robbinston  and  Calais,  and  steamer  M.  &  M.  for  ''embroke, 
land  at  same  [licr.     At  St.  John,  the  company's  pier  is  at  Reed's  Point. 

95 


SlX'l'lCiCX  years  bclbrc  the  Pilgrims  landed  on  I'iymouth  Rock,  the 
French  found  theii  way  to  Liibec  and  were  the  first  settlers. 
[n   1758  French  Acadians,  escaping  from  Nov:i,  Scotia,  settled   along 

this  coast.  ,1  •     1  ^ 

Here    is   located    the  most  eastern  lighthouse  on  the  Lnited  btates 

coast,  established  in  1S09.  ,       .  ,  -        ■ 

During  the  past  few  years  Lubec  has  made  rapid  strides  as  a  favorite 
stoppin'^-off  place  for  tourists.     There  are  several  well-e(iuipped  hotels 
The   International  Steamship  C'ompany  are  buikling  a  substantial  wharf 
for  the  accommodation  of  the  growing  passenger  and  freight  business. 

NURl'II    l.LDKC. 

It  is  doubtful  if  any  porticjn  of  the  coast  of  Maine  has  grown  so 
rai)i(llv  into  popular  favor  as  this  charming  neck  of  land. 

!t  is  the  most  eastern  part  of  L'ncle  Sam's  broad  domain.  1  he 
s(-en"ry  is  charming;  the  climate  unsurpassed.  As  high  an  authority 
as  C.eneral  C.reeley  says,  "It  contains  all^^the  conditions  essential  to 
comfort  and  health  during  the  healed  term." 

Men  interested  in  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Associations  in  New 
iMvluid  in  casting  about  for  a  choice  locatK)n  tor  a  summer  resort  tor 
then-  members  and  iUmilies,  had  their  attention  called  to  this  place. 
Thev  found  that  "  the  half  had  not  been  told"  them.  ,  ,,    •    • 

Since  the  summer  of  1889  encampments  under  moral  ami  Christian 
inllucnce  have  been  held,  under  the  control  of  representatives  oi  the 
Vouiv  Men';-.  Christian  Associations  of  New  j-.ngland. 

The  varietv  of  scenerv.  the  romantic  islands,  the  unexcelled  oppor- 
tunities for  boating  anil'lishing.  together  with  the  moral  surroundings  ot 
this  :drea,ly  poi-ular  neck  of  land,  have  placed  it  m  the  front  ranks  ot 

seaside  summer  resorts.  ■    .       .     ;..  K,,,i,lr,>,I 

The  North  l.ubec  Improvement  Comi)any  own  between  six  huiulrcc 
and  seven  hundred  acres  of  land,  and  their  latest  acquisition  is  one  ot 
the  best  si)rings  in  Maine,  lames  l'\  Jkibcock,  a  chemical  expeit  ot 
Huston,  has  analv/ed  the  water  and  pronounced  it  '-exceedingly  l.ure 
as  rUanls  the  p.-esence  of  organic:  matter,  and  in  its  general  charactei 
and  Tomposition  resembles  the  Poland  a.i.l  other  water  ^^^'^'^ 

\  siricious  h.)tJ,  "The  Ne-mat-ta-no."  has  been  elected  All  lt^ 
4^:S::Z.  are  ti;st-.lass,  and  yet  the  rates  arc  much  l-- than  d.o^ 
,.h iru^-a  at  other  seasid  •  hotels.  Families  and  young  men  Nvho  o  no 
.;;;^\,r  hotel  lite  and  desire  to  economize,  can  I'-^X'^ei  tlS 
the  neat  farmhouses  at  about  S5.00  per  week.  All  uho  ^tttn  I  tlit 
nc-  m  neiit  whether  kxated  at  the  hotel  or  not,  are  cons.de.c.l  a 
.  n(  ampimn,  ^^^J  „  ■       ,-,  .      ,,,;(.  meetings  and  entertain- 

;;,";;^'a  .  mi    ^u  r'  iowling  ^lev,  teniis  courts  an,l  cro-iuet  grounds 

'amc^ig  Jhc  pleasing  .ealures  of  the  encampn^nt.     N-^ ---    -- 

will  be  the  best  attractions  of  any  previous  ^^^o""     ';'^^^f  j'\^^,^ 

Averv  will  condu.t  evangelistic  meetings  and  gi  e  ;l-!^f^;X 

s!:-v*T'^r:it  'an;r'y;2  vii/^sr'dii^^g  '^^^'^^^^^ 

':^:ns^.^J^VarU..,  and  musical  and  literary  entertainments  will 

be  all  that  can  be  desired. 

97 


COHNEGTIHG  lilJlES  ERST  OF  BOSTOfl. 


SPECIAL    NOTICE. 


The  time-tables  given  below  arc  substantially  correct  at  the  time  this  book  goes 
to  press.  Changes,  however,  occur  when  the  Summer  Arrangements  of  the  lines 
take  effect,  and  passengers  are  respectfully  referred  to  the  ofificial  publications  of 
the  several  lines,  also  to  the  Pathfinder  Railway  Guide,  published  at  Boston, 
monthly,  and  to  the  Travelers'  Official  Railway  Guide,  published  monthly  at  New 
York,  which  contain  time-tables  of  all  lines  in  the  United  States  and  Canada. 

BOSTON  &  MAINE  RAILROAD.  — Trains  leaving  Boston  at  12.30  P.M. 
(Kastern  Division)  and  I  P.M.  (Western  Division)  connect  with  the  steamers  of  the 
International  Steamshij)  Co.  at  INntland.  Trains  for  lioston  leave  Portland 
(Western  Division)  at  6.30  and  S.40  A.  M.,  12.40  and  3.30  P.  M.,  and  (on  the  Eastern 
Division)  at  2. 10  and  S.45  A.  M.,  i.oo  and  6.00  P.  M. 

WKSTKRX    DIVISION-    LOCAL   TRAIN'S,    FROM    PORTLAND 

P"or  Old  Orchard  Beach,  Saco,  Biddeford,  and  intermediate  stations,  6.30,  S.40  and 
10.25  A.  M.,  3.30  and  6.15  P.M.  For  Kcnnebunk,  6.30,  8.40  A.  M.,  12.45,  3-3°  -i"*:' 
6.15  P.  M.  For  Wells  Beach,  630,  S.40  A.  M.,  and  3.3c  P.  M.  For  North  Berwick, 
(heat  Falls  and  Dover,  6.30,  S  40  A.  M.,  12.45  'i"il  3-3°  ''•  ^^-  J'"'"'  I'-xeter,  Haver- 
hill, Lawrence  and  Lowell,  6.30,  S.40  .\.  M.,  and  3.30  P.  M.  For  Rochester,  Farm- 
ington,  Alton  Bay  and  Wolfboro",  S.40  .\.  M.,  1  2.45  and  3.30  P.  M.  For  Manchester 
and  Concord  (via  Lawrence),  S.40  .\.  M.  For  Manchester  and  Concord  (via  New- 
market [unction),  6.30  A.  M.  and  3.30  P.  M. 

I'.ASTFRX    DIVISION    TRAINS 

Leave  Portland  at  2.10  .\.  M.  for  Boston  (night  I'lillnian),  sto|)])ing  at  liiddefniil, 
Kittery,  Portsnioulh,  Newburyport,  Ipswich,  Salem,   Lyim,  Chelsea  and  Somervilie. 

Leave  Portland  for  Boston  and  important  way  stations  at  9.C0  .\.  M. 

Leave  Portland  t.oo  P.M.  for  Boston,  stopping  at  way-stations  to  Portsmouth. 

Leave  I'ort'and  3  25  P.  M.  for  Cape  IClizabeth. 

Leave  l'(n-tland  at  6  P.  M.  (express  for  lioston),  stopjjing  only  at  principal  points. 


BOOTHBAY,  MOUSE  AND  SQUIRREL  ISLANDS.- (Twenty-five  miles.) 
Kastern  Steamiioat  Co.  Steamers  leave  Bath,  Me.,  daily  (e.\ce|)t  Sunday),  after 
arrival  of  noon  trains  of  Maine  Central  Railroad  from  Portland. 

98 


CONNECTING  LINES  EAST  OF  BOSTON.  — Continued. 

BAY  OF  PUNDY  STEAMSHIP  CO.- (Sixty  miles.)  (St.  John,  Digby.and 
Annapolis,  Nova  Scotia  Line.)  Steamers,  during  July  and  August,  leave  it. 
John  every  day  (except  Sunday)  at  7.30  A.  M.,  local  St.  John  time,  for  Digby  and 
Annapolis,  N.  S.,  connecting  at  these  points  for  all  parts  of  Western  Nova  Scotia. 
Returning,  leave  Annapolis  and  Digby  same  afternoon,  arriving  at  St.  John  about 
7.00  P.  M.     For  other  time  tables,  see  Company's  circulars  and  daily  papers. 

BAY  DE  CHALEUR,  N.  B.  — Steamer  "Admiral"  leaves  Dalhousie  (north 
shore  of  N.  B.)  every  Wednesday  and  Saturday  morning  for  Gaspe,  N.  B.,  calhng 
at  intermediate  ports.    Returning,  leaves  Gaspe  Monday  and  Thursday  mornings. 

CAMPOBELLO  STEAMBOAT  CO.  — (One  and  one  half  miles.)  Steamers 
of  the  various  Ferry  companies  for  the  Island  of  Campobello  leave  Eastport  at 
frequent  intervals  during  the  day. 

CAPE  BRETON  STEAMER  LINE. -(Eighty  miles.)  (Bras  d'Or  Lake 
Steam  Navigation  Co.)  After  commencement  of  the  summer  time-table  of  the 
Intercolonial  Railway,  steamers  leave  Mulgrave  every  Tuesday,  Thursday,  and 
Saturday,  on  arrival  of  express  train  from  St.  John,  for  Sydney,  passmg  through 
Lennox  Passage  and  St.  Peter's  Canal,  for  Grand  Narrows,  Baddeck  and  Boular- 
derie  Islands  in  Bras  d'Or  Lakes.  Returning,  leave  Sydney  (calhng  at  above 
places)  Mondays,  Wednesdays  and  Fridays,  for  Mulgrave,  connecting  with  express 
for  St.  John  and  all  points  west. 

FRONTIER  STEAMBOAT  CO. -(Thirty  miles.)  (Eastport,  St.  Andrews, 
Robbinston,  Calais -opp.  St.  Stephen)  Steamer  "Rose  Stand,sh  runs  m 
regular  connection  with  the  steamers  of  the  International  Steamship  Co.  to  and 
from  I'-.astport,  performing  a  daily  service  on  the  St.  Croix  River. 

GRAND  TRUNK  RAILWAY.-For  Aulnirn  and  Lewiston,  7.20.  9.00  AM., 
,^4=  and  5.12  1>.  M.  For  Gorham,  X.  IL.  9-oo  A.  M.,  ..30  and  5.>3  •  M.  for 
Moiurcal  and  Chicago,  ,.00  .A.  M.  and  ,.30  P.  M-  For  Quebec.  ..30  P.  M-  For 
Buckfiekl  aiul  Canton,  9.00  A.  M.  and  1.30  P.  M. 

SHORE  LINE  RAILWAY.-(Between  St.  John  St.  George  and  St 
Stephen,  N.  B.)  Trains  loavc  Carleton  (Icrry  Irom  St.  John)  d.uh  (Sundays 
excepted)  at  7.45  ■\-  ^I- 

GLEN    HOUSE    STAGE    LINE. -Sta.av.  leave  Glen  Station   Maine  Centrd 

K°nKul  (Wiiiu.  Mountains  Division,,  on  ---'  ."V"'""  X  Tl  C  ^IIJ  '1^^ 
A.  M.,  .vain  from  lU.ston,  .00  P.  M.;  also  leave  Gorham  ^•  '  ■  <<■  .^^  '^^^^ 
Railwav)  on  arrival  of  train  leaving  Portland  at  900  A.  M  and  -^ ^J'l; '^''''' 
the  summit  of  Mount  Washington  fnr  Glen  House  at  7.00  A.  M.  and  ..00  1  .  M. 

IMTCRCOLONIAL    RAILWAY.- Trains  of  this  road  leave  St.  John  morning 

an^'^^°'°''' -  "?Lnp„em. ^mhers..  Truro.  Hali..,  -d  a^u;M-- 

stations  on  niain  line  both  north  and  south  of  Moncton.     lor  houi.  of  luuing. 
official  time-cariis. 


LUBEC   AND   EASTPORT    F^RRY.- (Tluee  miles.) 
1-astpovt  for  l.nb  c  a-  fre-iuent  iniervals  ih.y  and  evenmg. 


Ferrv  steamers  leave 


•■^il 


99 


CONNECTING  LINES  EAST  OF  BOSTON.— Continued. 


LUBEC   AND   MACHIAS  STAGE.  — (Twenty-eight   miles.) 
daily  for  Machias.     Returning,  leaves  Machias  daily  for  Lubec. 


Leaves  I^ubec 


MAINE  CENTRAL  RAILWAY.— Trains  leave  Portland  as  follows  on 
and  after  June  27th,  1892  : 

For  Auburn  and  Lewiston,  8.30  A.  M.,  1.15  and  5.10  P.  M.  Lcwiston,  via  Bruns- 
wick, 6.40  A.  M.,  i.oo,  1.20,  5.05  and  tn.30  I'.  M.  For  Hath,  6.40  A.  M.,  i.oo,  1.20, 
5.05  and  Ji  ijO  P.  yi.  Rockland  and  Knox  &  Lincoln  Railroad,  6.40  A.  M.  and  1.20 
and  tn.30  P.  M.  Brunswick,  Gardiner,  Ilallowell  and  Augusta,  6.40  A.  M.,  i.oo, 
1.20,  5.05  and  1 1 1.20  P.  M.  Farmington,  via  Lewiston,  8.30  .\.  M.  and  1.15  P.  M.; 
via  Brunswick,  1.20  P.M.  Monmouth,  Winthrop,  Lake  Maranacook,  Readfield, 
Oakland  and  North  Anson,  1.15  P.  M.  Watervilltj  and  Skowhegan,  via  Lewiston, 
1. 15  P.  ^L,  and  Walerville  only  at  5.10  P.  M.;  via  Augusta,  6.40  A.  M.,  i.oo,  1.20 
and  }  11.30  P.  M.  Belfast  and  Dexter,  1.15,  1.20,  t"'3°  ''•  ^^-  l>'i"gor,  via  Lewis- 
ton,  1.15  P.  M.;  via  -Augusta,  6.40  A.  M.,  i.oo,  1.20,  tn.30  P.M.  Bangor  and 
Piscataquis  Railroad,  via  De.xter,  6.40  A.  M.  and  1.00  P  .M.;  via  Oldtown,  6.40  A.  M. 
tii.30  1'.  AL  Ellsworth  and  Bar  Harbor,  i.oo,  1.20,  1 11.30  P.  ^L  Vanceboro', 
St.  Stephen  (Calais),  Aroostook  County,  .St.  John,  Halifa.\,  and  the  Provinces,  1.15, 
1.20,  1 1 1.30  P.  M. 

JXight  e.>:i)ross,  with  sleeping-car  attached,  runs  every  night,  .Su.ulays  included, 
through  to  Lewiston  (via  Brunswick),  Bath,  Rockland,  ami  Bangor,  but  not  to 
Skowhegan  Mond.iy  mornings,  or  to  Belfast  and  J)e.\ter,  or  beyond  Bangor,  except- 
ing to  Bar  Harbor,  Sunday  mornings. 

WHITE  MOUNTAINS  LINE.  — For  Cumberland  Mills,  S.45  A.  M..  1.0;, 
6.15  P.  .M.  For  Sebago  Lake,  S.45  A.  M.,  1.05  and  6.15  I'.  M.  For  Bridgton,  S.45 
A.M.,  1.05  and  6.15  P.  M.  Fryeburg,  North  Conway,  Gkn  Station,  Crawford's, 
and  Fibyan's  and  Montreal,  S.45  '^-  ^^-  'i'"'  'J  '5  ''•  ^'-  Jefferson  and  Lancaster, 
8.45  A.  M.  and  1.05  P.  M.     Colebrook  and  Quebec,  1.05  P.  M. 

NOVA  SCOTIA  CENTRAL  RAILWAY.— Trains  of  this  railway  connect  at 
Middleton  (W.  i:  A.  R'y)  for  New  Germany,  Lunenburg,  Bridgewater,  Malone  Bay, 
and  other  points  on  South  Shore,  including  Livcri>ooI. 

CANADIAN  PACIFIC  RAILWAY.— (St.  John  to  Fredericton,  Grand 
Falls,  Vanceboro',  St.  Stephen,  St.  Andrews,  etc.)  Trains  leave  St.  John  lor 
Fredericton,  St.  Stephen,  St.  Andrews,  Iloulton,  Bangor,  etc.,  at  6.10  and  8.55  A.  M. 
For  Fredericton  at  4.45  P.  M.  For  St.  Stephen,  St,  Andrews,  Iloulton,  Bangor, 
etc.,  at  8.30  P.  M. 

PORTLAND  AND  NEW  YORK  LINE.  — (Three  hundred  and  forty  miles.) 
(Maine  Steamship  Co.)  Steamers  leave  Portland  for  New  York,  calling  at 
Martha's  Vineyard,  every  .Monday,  Wednesday  and  Saturday  at  6  P.  M.  Returning, 
leave  New  York  every  Monday,  Wednesday  and  Saturday  at  5  P.  M. 

PORTLAND  AND  BOOTHBAY  LINE.— .Steamer  leaves  Portland  Tuesdays 
and  Saturdays  at  8.00  A.  M.,  for  Squiirel  Island,  Bootlibay,  Heron  Island,  South 
Bristol,  and  East  Boothbay,  and  for  Pcmaquid  every  Thursday  at  S.oo  A.  M. 
Returning,  leaves  Boothbay  every  Monday  and  Thursday  at  8.00  A.  M.  for  Portland 
and  intermediate  points.     Also  leaves  Pemaquid  for  Portland  Fridays  at  7.00  A.  M. 


CONNECTING  LINES  EAST  OF  BOSTON.  —  Continued. 


MT.  DESERT  AND  MACHIAS  LINE.  -After  June  2-th  a  new  steamer,  the 
"  l-'rank  Joiius,"  will  make  tri-weekly  round  trips  hctween  Rockland,  Har  Harbor 
and  Machiasport,  leaving  Rockland  Tuesdays,  Thursdays  and  Saturdays  at  6.cxj 
A.  M.,  and  returning  from  .Machiasport,  Mondays,  Wednesdays  and  Fridays. 

PORTLAND  &  ROCHESTER  RAILROAD.  — Trains  leave  Portland  as 
f.jllows:  — For  Worcester,  Clinton,  Ayer  Junction,  Nashua,  Windham  and  Epping 
at  7.30  A.  M.  and  12.30  I'.  M.  For  Manchester,  C(jncord,  and  points  north  at  7  30 
A.M.  and  12.30  1'.  M.  For  Rochester,  Springvale,  Alfred,  Waterboro'  and  Saco 
River  at  7.30  A.  M.,  12.30  and  5.30  I'.M.  For  Gorham  at  7.30  and  10.00  A.M., 
12.30,  3.00,  5.30,  6.20  and  11.15  P.M.  For  Westbrook  (Saccarappa),  Cumberland 
Mills,  Westbrook  Junction  and  Woodford's  at  7.30  and  10.00  A.M.,  12.30,  3.00, 
5.30,  6.20  and  1 1. 15  P.M. 

PORTLAND  AND  BOSTON  STEAMERS.  — (One  hundred  and  fen  miles ) 
(Portland  Steam  Packet  Co.)  Leave  Portland  at  7.00  P.M.  daily.  Returning, 
leave  IJoston  at  7.00  P.M.  daily.  In  summer,  special  Sunday-evenmg  trips  are 
made  in  both  directions. 

PEMBROKE  AND  EASTPORT  LINE. -Steamer  M.  &  M.  runs  regularly 
between  Pembroke  and  Eastport,  making  close  connections  at  the  latter  place  with 
International  Steamers. 

CHARLOTTETOWN  STEAM  NAVIGATION  CO. -Steamer  leaves  Point 
du  Chene  about  2.00  P.M.  dailv,  e.xccpt  Sundays,  for  Summerside.  Returning, 
leaves  Summerside  about  8.00  A.M.  Leaves  Pictou,  Monday,  Wednesday.  I-riday 
and  Saturdav,  about  i.oo  P.M.  for  Charlottetown.  Returning,  leaves  Charlottetown, 
Monday,  Wednesday,  Thursday  and  Saturday  about  7.00  A.M. 

STAR  LINE  STEAMER  leaves  Indiantown  at  9.00  A.M.  week-days.  Return- 
ing, leaves  Frcdericton  8.00  A.M.  week-days. 

WINDSOR  *  ANNAPOLIS  RAILWAY.- Trains  leave  Annapolis  as  follows:  — 
6.10  A.M.  and  1.40  P.M.  daily  (except  Sunday),  for  all  points  between  Annapolis 
and  llalifa.v. 

YARMOUTH  8.  ANNAPOLIS  RAILWAY. -(Between  Digby  and  Yar- 
mouth, N.S.)  Leave  Yarmouth,  express  daily  at  8.00  A.M.,  arrive  at  Annapolis 
•u  I  ^  00  noun  ;  Passenger  and  Freight  Monday,  Wednesday  and  Friday  at  roo  P.M., 
arrive  at  Annapolis  5.48  P.M.  Leave  Anna,.olis,  express  daily  at  1.20  I'M.,  arrive 
at  Yarmouth  5.20  P.M. ;  Passenger  and  Freight  Tuesday,  Thursday  and  Saturday 
at  7.30  A.M.,  arrive  at  Yarmouth  12.35  l''-^'- 


•:I4, 

i  lis 

si. 


CONNECTING  LINES  TO  PORTLAND 

AND    SOUTH    AND     WEST    PROM    BOSTON. 


THROUGH    TRAINS -SUBJECT    TO   CHANGE. 


I  Morning  trains  and  the 
I  12  JO  and  i.oo  I'.  M.  trains 
J.  connect    at    Pdrlland    with 


Itt)  •  Mo  transfer. 


Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  —  Eastern  Division. 

For  PORTLAXn  — 7.10  and  9.15  A.  M.,  12.30  .ind  7.00  P.  M. 
"    WHITK  MCJUNItAlNS  — 7.30  A.  M.,  12.30  P.  .\1. 

Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  —  Western  Di.i.sion.  j 

For  PORTLAND  — 7.30  and  8.30  A.  M.,  i.oo  and  3.45  P.  M.  J 

Boston  &  Maine  Railroad — Lowell  Division. 

For  MONTREAI,,  P.  Q.— via  Central  Vermont  Railroad— 8.30  A.  M.,  i.oo  and  7.30  P.  M, 
"  "  "    — via  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  —  9.00  .A.  M.,  8.00  P.  M. 

"    WHITK  MOUNTA1N.S  — 9.00A.  M. 

Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  —  Central  Mass.  Division. 

For  HUDSON,  WARt;  ,ind  NORTHAMPTON  —  7.45  A.  M.,  1.30  P.  M. 

Boston  &  Albany  Railroad. 

For  NEW  YORK  —  5  00,  9.00  and  11.00  A.  M.,  4.00  and  ii.oo  P.  M. 
"    ALBANY  —  5.00,  8.30  and  11.00  A.  .^L,  3.00,  7.00  and  in. 30  P  NL 
"    THE  WEST—  8.30  A.  M.,  3.00  and  7.00  P.  M. 

Fitchburg  Railroad — Hoosac  Tunnel  Route. 

For  MONTREAL,  P.  Q.— via  Central  Vermont  Railroad  — 8.00  and  11.30  A.  M. 
"     TROY,  N.  Y. —  6.30'  8.30  and  11.30  A.  M.,  3.00,  7.00  ami  11.00  P.  Ni. 
"     THE  WEST  —  8.30  and  11.30  A.  .M.,  3.00  and  7.00  P.  M. 

New  York  &  New  England  Railroad. 

For  NEW  YORK  — 8.30  .\   ^^,  12.00  noon,  3.00  and  3.  w  P.  >L 
"     PHILADELPHLA,  BALTLMORKand  WASHINO  ION —  6.00  P.  M. 
"     NEW  YORK  —  via  Sound  Steamer  — 6.00  P.  .\L 

Old  Colony  Railroad. 

For  NEW  YORK  — via  Fall  River  Line  —  6.00  P.  M. 
"        "  "       — via  Shore  Line;  all  rail — 11.00  A.  M,,  t.oo,  5.00  and  11.30  P.  M. 

"        "  "       —  via  Providence  Line  —  Opens  in  June,  6.30  P.  M. 

"        "  "       — via  Stonington  Line  —  6.30  P.  M. 


BOSTON  AND  PORTLAND  BY  DAYLIGHT, 


RATES. 


.  .(via  P.  &  O. 


Boston  to  Pordand.  Me 

Auburn,  Me 

Augusta,  Me 

Batli,  Me 

Belfast,  Me 

Brunswick,  Me 

Crawford  House,  N.  H 

Fabyan's,  N.  H 

Karmington,  Me 

Glen  House,  N.  H . . . 

Gorham,  N.  H 

Gardiner,  Me 

Hallowell,  Me 

Lewiston,  Me 

Montreal,  P.  Q (vi.i  P.  &0   R.  R. 

Montreal,  PQ (viaO.  T.  Rv.) 

North  Conway,  N.  H 

Old  Orchard,  N.  H 

Poland  Springs,  Me 

Skowhegan,  Me 

Waterville,  Me. 


One  Wav. 


$1.00 
2.00 


4 
4 
3 
6.0 

4-45 
2-75 
2.90 
2.00 
8.50 
8.50 
305 
'•35 
2-75 
4.50 

3-75 


Retukn. 

$2.00 


6.85 
7.10 
7.50 
10.00 
7.(X> 


14.50 

14.50 
5.60 
2.50 
5.00 


STAGE  CONNECTIONS. 


At  Shubenacadie  with  Stages  daily  for  Maitlaiul,  (lay's  River  and  Mus(|uodobit, 
and  on  Saturdays  for  Kennetcook  and  Noel. 

At  Hoi'KWKi.L  with  McDaniel's  Stage  Line  for  Springville,  Hridgeville,  St.  Paul, 
Upper  and  Lower  Caledonia,  Smithfield  and  Melrose. 

At  Tkuro,  daily,  with  Stages  for  Clifton,  lilaclv  Rock  and  Maitland,  and  tri- 
weekly for  Earltown,  and  W.  I'ranch  River  John. 

At  Lo.NDONDKRUY  with  Stages  for  Acadia  Iron  Mines,  Great  Village,  Economy 
and  Five  Islands. 

At  SUF.DIAC  with  Stages  to  and  from  Cocagne  and  lUictouche. 

At  Harcourt  with   Stages  for  Richilnicto,  Kingston  and  other  places  on  North 
Shore. 

At  Newcastle  with  tri-weekly  Stage  f.^r  Red  ISank,  Whitneyville,  Derby,  Hhss- 

field,  Doaktown  and  Fredericton. 

At  CA.Mi'HEi.LioN  (during  the  winter)  with  Stage    Line   daily  for   Gaspe   and 
Intermediate  i>laces  on  I'.aic  de  Chaleur. 

At  Riviere  nu  Loui'  with  Turner's  Mail  Line  for  Madawaska,  N.  H 


CAPE  BRETON  CONNECTIONS,  1893. 

Intercolonial  trains  run  through  from  Mulgrave  to  Grand  Narrows  and  Sydney. 

Steamship  Marion  will  leave  Sydney  on  Mondays,  Wednesdays  and  Fndays. 
calling  at  Kouloidarie,  I'-addeck.  Grand  Narrows,  St.  Peters  and  Grandique  Ferry, 
connecting  with  No.  20  Train.  Returning,  leave  Mulgrave  on  arrival  of  No.  19 
Train,  for  Svdney,  calling  at  above  points  and  connecting  with  Steamship  Magnoha 
at  Haddeck  for  Whycocomaugh,  Little  Narrows  and  Little  Bras  d'Or. 

Steamship  Neptune  will  leave  Mulgrave  on  Mondays,  Wednesdays  and  Fndays, 
on  arrival  of  No.  19  Train,  for  East  Ray,  calling  at  Grandique  Ferry  and  St.  Peters. 
Returning  from  East  Ray  on  Mondays,  Wednesdays  and  Fridays  in  time  to  connect 

with  No.  20  Train.  ,   ^  .  ,  •,  .,1 

Steamship  Ramouski  will  leave  Mulgrave  every  Monday  and  Frulay,  on  arr.val 
of  No.  ,9  Train,  for  Arichat  and  Canso;  Tuesdays  and  Thursdays  for  Port  Hood; 
Wednesdays  and  Saturdays  for  Guysboro.  Returning  from  above  po.nts  followmg 
mornings,  so  as  to  connect  with  No.  20  Train. 


»e3 


Ill  ST    OF    HOTEIiS. 

2^J^^  This  Com]);!!!}'  iu)t  lesponsiljlc  for  unurs  nr  oiiiissions. 


ClTV  ii:i  Town.  Nami:  hi--  lIiniM.. 


I'Kdl'KIKTOK. 


1^! 


Rath  Rate 

ri;K    1)\Y  I'liU    Wlil.K. 


Anihi;r>t,  N.  S.. 
Aiinapulis,  N.  S. 


.Aylf>runl,  N,  S,.. 

licrwlck,  N.  S.. . . 
liriilgelowii,  N.  S. 

Oilnis,  Mu 


fainiiobelld,  \.  li. 

C'iiiIlt,  Mc 

D^ilhoiisii;,  N.  B... 

J>i«ljy,  N.  S 


Eastport,  Me  

FicclL'ricton,  N.  1'... 

Halifax,  N.S 

Kciuvillc,  N.  S.... 


Kingston,  N.  S. . .  ■ 
l.awrcncet'n,  N.  S. 


Miaillcton,  X.  S  . 
.Miinctoii,  X.   1? 

New  Cilnsgow,  \.  S, 
Pt.  Hastings,  C.  1!. 
Pniiland,  Me 


St.  Andrevv.s,  N.  H. . 
St.  John,  N".  H 


Sinn.nierside,  P.  E.  I . 
Truro,  N.  S 

W  ntcrville,  \.   S 


I 
.  Terrace  Hotel 

.\nilier.st  Hulel 

.  i.lil'ton  Honsc 

.American   House.... 

Commercial  Hoii.se.. 
.  .\ylesforil  House.... 


I'rench  Villa 

(Jrand  Central 

Uevcre  House 

liorder  City  Hotel.. 
;.Sl.  Croix  Kxclian.ge 
j. American  House... 

I  ry'n-y-Coed 

Hotel  Culler   

Inch  Arran  House.. 
.Murphy's  Hotel.... 

Myrtle  House 

Royal  Hotel 

I  Short's  Hotel 

liurnham  House  . . . 

l)igt)y  Hotel 

.Ijuoddy  House 

Barker  House 

Ijueeii  Hotel 

Ijueen  Hotel 

Halifax  Hotel 

Lyons'  Hotel 

Kentville  House.... 

Porter  House 

Revere    House 

.Ameiitan  House.  •■ 

A'ictoria  Hotel 

Kingston  House.... 

Kim  House 

Valley  House 

American  House... 
I  Urunswick  House  . 
Commercial  House. 

Vendome 

Caledonia  Hotel 

h'alinouth  Hotel. ... 

I'nited  States 

Preble  House 

City  Hotel , 

St.  Julian  H.ilel 

Algonquin 

DufTerin 

V'ict.iria 

Koyal. 

New  \  ictoria 

Helmont 

(Jueen 

Clifton  House 

Hotel  Russ 

Pr.  of  Wales  Hotel.. 

Victoria   Hotel 

Piigelow  House 

Learment  Hotel   . . . . 


N',  C.  Calhoini 40' 

(ieo,  Mcl'arlane 75 

Win.  Mcl.elland 34 

Mrs.  J.  H..Mcl.eod....    25 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Salter 1  22 

M.  N.  (i  raves 17 

Mrs,  Corhin h 

Mrs.  A'anghan ;   12 

\V,  I.  (ilencross :  32 

.Mrs.  Russell 12 

1).  M.  Ciardner I  40; 

J.  K.  Duran I  50^ 

J.  C'l.  Hamilton. I  40! 

Write  Man.ager,  |       ' 

Write  lihen  ])ean,  70  Devons 


$1.50 


Spec  1 1| 


.CO 


'•50  $5.ooto$7  ■o 

1.50  5.».>oto    7.110 

1 .50  4 ,00  to   tj.uo 

1. 00  4.00 

I. on  j.50 

1. 00  4.00 

I   50  Special 

1.50 

2.00  " 

2.00  I              '* 

a.oo 


Thos.  Murphy 

J.  C.  Moriison 

J.  I'aley 

.Mrs,  M.  Short 

Mrs   J,  liiirnhain 

Miss  Smith 

Kcniicy  iS:  lUicknam... 

K.  H.  Coleman 

J.  A.   Edwards 

.\.  1!.  Sheraton 

H.  Hesslein 

I).  Mcl-eod 

Jas.  Lyons.. ■ 

Rufus  Porter 

.Mrs,  W.  Redden 

J.  Mcintosh 

C,  E.  Farren 

R.  E.  Davidson 

A.  P.  I'hinney 

N,  H.  Phinney 

D.  Eeindal 

iieo,  McSweeney 


=3 
3" 
20 
iS 

15 
too 

5'^ 

5" 

130 

2UO 

'8, 

20 
38 
22 
16 
12 
18 
8 

8 
23 
50 


1).  McDearmid. 


Weymouth,  N,  S.. 
Wind.sor,  N.  S. ... 


Wolfville,  N.  S 


Avon  House 

Victoria   Hotel.... 

Clifton  Hoii.se 

Somerset  House. . . 
Wind.sor  House.. . 

.Acadia  House 

Central  Hotel 

Wolfville  House. . . 

Kent  Lodge 

.Americ.iu  House.. 
Village  Hotel  .... 


J.  K.  Martin 250- 

Koss  iSc  (1'Connor 150 

M.  S.  Cibson 138 

V.  H,  Sweet 86 

W.  R,  T'nderwood 50 

.Albert  .Miller. 200! 

F.  A,  Jones 50 

p,  W,   McC:orniick....    68 
Thos.  F,  R.ivmond....    76 

J.  I.,  >lcClo;key 50 

John  Sinie !  33 

J,  C.  Rickie 29 

E,  Mawley 20 

J.  B,  Russ 25 

Mrs.  A.  L.  McKenzie..    45 

N.  A.  Ross 22 

E,  (;.  liigelow 30; 

A,  H.  Learnient 20 

W.  H.  Risteen 11 

T.  A.  Margeson 8 

Forbes  Jones 1.1 

John  Cox 

Thos.  Doran 

K.  Kelcup 

\\'.  ( libson ' 

Thos.  (libson 

J.  L,  Franklvn 20 

Mrs.  C.  R.  (juin 18 

H.  T),  F,arrell 14 

Mrs.  Haliburton 12 

J.  W.  Harris 24 

.Mrs.  Newcombe I4 

104 


re  Street,  Poston, 

50I04 

00 

Speci.d, 

1.50 

y.oo 

2.00 

7.O1)  to  10 

00 

1.50 

5.00  to    7 

110 

1.50 

5.00  t(t    7 

00 

1.50 

5.00  to    7 

o<» 

1.50 

5.(-)o  to    7 
Special. 

OI.J 

00  to  3 

00 

00  to  3 

SO 

10.00  to  14 

iKJ 

00  to  2 

so 

10.00  to  14 

(K> 

00  to  3 

00 

10.50  to  16 

00 

00  to  4 

00 

lo.otj  to  16 

00 

1.50 
1.50 
1.25 

1 .00 

1.25 
1.25 


.Special. 


1. 00  ,s  'JO 

1.25  4    -HI 

I. 00  3.50 

I . :;o  5. 00 and  6.00 

2.00103.00  Special. 

1 .50  to  2.00  *' 

Special.  " 

1 .00  4.00  to  5. to 

r.*. 00  10  4.00  10. CO  and  up, 
2.00  to  2. -,o  io.c«)  i,nd  up. 
2.50  to  3.00  Special, 

2.00  to  2.50 

1 .00  to  3.00  j •   

3.00  to  5.00   15.00  and  up, 

3.00 
2.00  to  2.50  I 

3.00        I 

2. 00  I 

3.00  I 

I -50  i 

2.00  I 

1.50 
1.50 

'•50  , 

1.50  : 


Spei  ial. 


5.00 
6.00 
Special. 
7.00 
7.00 

7.  IX) 

.Special. 


1 .  50 
1  .o<i 
x.oo 

1,50 
1.50 


.50 
.50 

•5" 


5.00  to  7.00 
special. 


6.00 
Special. 

6  00 
Special. 

5.00 

5   orj 


lo: 


UPRIGHT 


P1AN05 


ABSOLUTELY    FIRST-CLASS 

KM1U>1)V1NC.     IHK     I'KNFI-XTlnN    OK 

DURABILITY,    TONE    AND    FINISH. 


■  a  J  •  *  0 


J  PI 


BROTHERS  t> 


MANUFACTURERS  OK 


I-A-iTO 


ACKNOWLEDGED    TO    BE     MAKERS    OF    STANDARD 
INSTRUMENTS. 

FACTORIES:  ..V;.rD"'.°.°V..VR',';...  NEW  YORK. 

.      ,      .      DKAI.KKS    IN      .      .      . 

SHEET     MUSIC.     AND  PIANOS     AND     ORGANS. 

GENERAL     MUSICAL     MERCHANDISE,      rirtl'^WW  wi 

SOI.K   AGKNTS    KOR   AliOVK    PIANOS,    ALSO    FOR 

^i^y^i^r^^,    ■        w>  T  A,  W  O  i 

MASON  &  HAMLIN,      *J    ■»,  ^^S    *J^>  "%«^   ^ 


WOODWARD  a.  BROWN, 

AND  VOSe  A  SONS. 


-WK.r.  KR 


fflflSON  &  nmW  and  PRCKflHO  OHGRHS. 
538  CONGRESS  STREET.  PORTLAND.  ME. 


JPPOSITt    CITY    HALL.      HORSE-CARS    PASS   OOR    DOOR. 


C.  K.  Crkssky. 


C.  F.  Jones. 


io6 


m  IflRAPH  TYPEWBrfER 


Very  Simple  in  Construction, 

Adjustable  for  Wear, 

Easy  to  Operate, 

Powerful  Manifolder, 

Best  for  Mimeograph  Work,  etc. 


O 


prices: 

Single  Case,  No.  1 
Double  Case,  **  2 
New  Special,  "    3 


-  $70.00 

-  85.00 

-  100.00 


X  lit  Question : 

H  ave  you  a  Typewriter  ? 

E  verybody  asks,  which  is  the 
best  ? 

C  ALIGRAPH  TYPEWRITERS 
lire,    without   doubt. 

\  nd  we  are  the  General 
Agents  for  New  England. 

L  et  us  send  you  one  on  trial. 

I  t    may  be     just    what     you 

want. 
Q  et  only  the  best. 

I^  ented  by  the  month  if  de- 
sired. 

A  full  line  of  papers  and  sup. 
plies  always  on  hand. 

P  rices  and  terms  on  appli- 
cation. 

H  ave  you  an  order  you  can 
send  us  ? 


Have  you  seen  the  new    Caligraph 
Key  Board?   If  not  call  and  examine. 


^Special 


MANUFACTURED    BV    THE 

American  Writing  Machine  Co., 

I  HARTFORD,    CONN. 

i 

For  account  of  speed  contests  anil  circulars,  address 

W.  M.  BELCHER  &  CO., 

NEW  KNOLANI)  AOENTS, 

i36  BKOMFIELD  ST.,  BOSTON,  MASS. 


lo; 


They    are    tli;j 
oriijfinal  and  best 
They  have  never 
failed  to  take 
the  highest 
award 
wherever 
shown. 


and    is    uneqiialletl    as    an 
heating-.     Semi  for  it. 


Our 

illustrated 
book, 
entitled 
"  How  Best  to 
Heat  our  Homes," 
has  been 
prepare'd  at 
great  expense, 
authentic    work    on 


108 


msTABLiSHeo  tasa. 


TAUNTON  COPPER  MFG.  CO. 


TATJliTTOISr,    1^-A.SS. 


MAN!  TALII  K|-H>   (ir 


YELLOW    METAL 

Slic.ithiiig,  Itimcnsion  Sheets,  Piston  kuds,  llcills,  Spikes,  Phc:itliim;  and  Si.iiins  Nails. 

COPPER 

Ingoi,  Sheathing,  IWilts,  Sheets  of  any  si/c,  shape  or  thickness,  Tinned  or  Untinned; 
Circles,  Bath  'l'nl)S  and  I.ocuniotive  I'ire-liov  Sheets;  lloat,  Shcatln'ni;  and 
SlatiuK  Nails;  Hath  iioilets,  Stove  lioiler  Holtoins;  Lightning  Ucids;  Calico 
Printers'  Nollers,  Tack  Plate,  Soldering  Irons.     Also, 

ZINC 

Spelter,  SheathinK,  Dimension  Sheets,  Tack  Plate;  Sheathing,  Shingle  and  Slating  Nails. 

:^'  Cash  Paid  for  Old  Copper,  Yellow  Mctnl,  Krnss,  Zinc,  Etc.  ^€^ 

—  SELL! NO   Aoe/vrs ; 


\V.  <;.  Koby  &  Co.,  11  P.road  St.,  Iloston. 

Taunton  Copper  Mfn.  Co.,  aja  South  St.,  N.Y. 

Lyman,  Son  iSi  Co.,  Portland,  Me. 

E.  Pratt  &  Pro,,  29  South  Charles  St.,  Italtimore. 

G.  ^L  Josselyn  &  Co.,  18  and  40  .Market  St.,  San 
Francisco,  Cal. 

Gummey,  Spering  S:  Co.,  830  Market  St.,  Phila- 
delphia. 


Stauffer,  Kschleman  it  Co.,  New  Orleans,  La. 

Shoemaker  it  Voute,  124  South  llelaware  Ave., 
Philadelphia. 

Jolinson  Pros.,  Hath,  Me. 

Nealley  &  Co.,  Bangor,  Me. 

L  L.  Snow  iSiCo.,  Rockland,  Me. 

I'rovidence  Dry  Dock  it  Marine  Railway,  Provi- 
dence, R.L 


ESTABLISHED  1828. 


Boston  Belting  Co. 

ORIGINAL   MANUFACTURERS  OF   AND   DEALERS   IN 

Vulcanized  Rubber  Belting,  Hose  Packing  _and 
Mechanical  Rubber  Goods, 

OK    KVKRY    DlvSCRIlTIO.N. 

256, 258  and  260  DEVONSHIRE  STREET,  BOSTON,  MASS.,  U.  S.  A. 

FACTORIES,   BOSTON,   MASS.,   U.S.A. 

JAMES  BENNET  FORSYTH    Manufacturing  Agent  and  Gen!  Manager 


f.Ai.iisuon.Ms: 


loo  Chamber  Street, New  York. 

107-109  Madison  Street Chicajjo,  111. 

14  North  4th  Street,  ....     Phil.adelphia,  Pa. 

90  Pearl  Street P.uffalo,  N.Y. 

161-165  W.  Pearl  Street,    .     .     .    Cincinnati,  (). 
9th  St.  and  Washington  .Avenue,     St.  Louis,  .\Io. 

1221  Union  .\venue Kansas  City,  Mn. 

380  East  Water  Street,  .     .     .     Milwaukee,  Wis. 


268-270  Kast  4th  Street,      .     .       St.  Paul,  Minn. 

84  (anal  Street New  Orleans,  La. 

4-6  Calfornia  Street,  .  .  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
915  Wa.shinjiton  .Ave.,  South,  .Minneapolis,  Minn. 
I  iy  South  Meridian  Street,      .  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

8-10  K.vchange  Street Portland,  Me. 

141  K.xchange  Street, liangor.  Me. 

.(9  Upper  Water  Street,.     .     .     .      Halifa.\,  N.S. 


loy 


J.   •.   WINSLOW 


C,    W,    CLANK. 


w.  w.  MinniLL. 


J,  S,  WINSLOW  &  CO, 

SHIP   BHOKEIRS 


AND     DEALERS    IN 


SHIP  STORES  ™  CHRNDLERY. 


A  u  b:  U  'V  s 


REVERE  COPPER  COMPANY. 


Nos.    135   ci    137    COMMERCIAL   STREET, 
POl^TbAND,     MAINE. 

Boston  &  Gloucester 

.T  CO. 


FREIGHT    AND    PASSENGERS 

Maklni?  Connection  with  all  Railroad  and  Steamship  Lines  out  of  Boston. 

Through  Rates  and  Bills  of  Lading  Given  to  ail  points  West  and  South, 

Steamers  Leave  Boston  and  (iloucester  Dally  During  the  Year,  Sunday  Excepted. 

HENRY  M.  WHITNEY,  President. 

K.  S.  MKKCll.VNT,  Tr-'U..  ami  -V^cat,  BOS  TON'.  AHUOT 1'  COFFIN,  A^'.i.t,  .iI,OIH,-t:STKl^ 


allen7bradley  &  CO. 

HIGH    GRADE 


KEROSENE. 

SPINDLE. 

MACHINERY. 

ENGINE. 

CYLINDER. 

DYNAMO. 


OILS 


l\IO.    7     CENTRAL    WHARF. 
BOSTON. 

1    TELEPHONE  NO.  2943. 


SPERM. 

WHALE. 

LARD. 

NEATSFOOT. 

OLIVE. 

CANDLES. 


Ill 


!,;! 
.,i' 


I  10 


It '  '  ,1 
:! 

I-   '- 

m   1 


11  p  !j4 


"i* 
hi"''' 


points 

of  superiority 
tend  to  keep  the 

^emin^on 


Standard  Typewriter 

ahead  of  all  competitors. 

Excellence  of  Design. 

Superiority  of  Construction. 

Ease  of  Manipulation. 


Wyckoff,  Seamans  &  Benedict, 

15  School  Street, 
BOSTON. 


I II 


DO    YOU    CARE    FOR   HEALTH    AND    COMFORT? 

Most  of  us  do.     Some  try  to  obtain  it  but  do  n't  succeed. 
To  insure  it  you  must  have  your  homes  p.operly  warmed. 
The  past  winter  has  been  a  severe  one;  the  next  is  likely  to  be  just  as  cold. 
Now  is  the  time  to  prepare  for  it. 

The  most  efficient  and  only  healthful   system  of  heiu"ig  is  by  STEAM   or  HOT  WATER 
circulation,  and  if  you  use  the 

.  Bjtetep  Boilett  and  t^adiatot^s  . 

you  combine  all  the  requisites  of  a  perfect  heating  system  and  apparatus.     Safety,  economy,  and  dura- 
oility,  an  even  temperature,  no  gas  or  dust. 


Send  us  llic  plans  or  dinicusi..ns  of  ycur  Liuldiny  .iiul  wc  will  l"uv:ii>li  ycm  free  an  estinialc  of  cost 

ftl  antjaratus  inniplclc  all  put  in.  .  .   ,  .  r  .     r  i     -u 

We  wcuil.l  'il.-o  like  l.>  send  you  mir  new  illnslralud  .-.Ualoiiuc,  wuli  Irsuniomals  and  lisl  of  build- 
ings where  our  apparatus  is  in  use. 

-     =     EXETER    MACHINE    WORKS.     =     = 

Manufactory,  Exeter,  N.H.       ':      ':      Salesroom,  32  Oliver  Street,  BOSTON,  MASS. 


!i 


112 


MAINE  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY. 


TRI-WEEKLY    LINE    BETWEEN 


pot»tland   and   l^eux  Vopk. 


«a-ss£i:;;:sfij 


, '  'jit 


15 


SUMMER   SERVICE,    1893. 

STEAMSHIPS 

rianhattan  ^ew;  2,000  Tons 
Cottage  City  (new)  2,000  Tons 
Eleanora  .   .   .  1,200  Tons 

Leave  Franklin  Wharf,  Portland,  every  Monday,  Wednesday 

and  Saturday  at  6.00  P.  M. 
Leave  Pier  38,  East  River,  New  York  every  Monday,  Wednes- 

day  and  Saturday,  at  6  00  P.  M. 

FARES    (IN    STATEROOMS). 

Between  Portland  and  New  York $-  no 

Round  Trip  Tickets goo 

Between  Portland  or  New  York,  and  Martha's  Vineyard        ....'.'  400 

Round  Trip  Tickets  from  Portland  or  New  York  to  Martha's  Vineyard  and  Keturn,  /.oo 

MEALS    EXTRA. 

FREIGHT  RECEIVED   AND   FORWARDED   TO   AND   FROM   ALL  POINTS  SOUTH   AND   WEST  OF 
NEW   YORK   AND    EAST  OF   PORTLAND. 

For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  to 

J.  F.  USCOMB.  General  Agent,  HORATIO  HALL,  Agent, 

ofmce:  i-hanklin  whari-,  tortland.  office:  iif.k  38  east  river,  new  vork. 

J.  B.  cone,  Manager,  Po:-tland,  Me. 


113 


Portland  Steam  Packet  Qo. 


LINE    OF    FIRST-CLASS    STEAMERS 


P.ETWEEN 


Boston  and  Portland 


One  of  the  steamers  —  Portland,  Tremont,  Forest  City  —  will  leave 
India  Wharf,  Boston,  for  Portland  every  evening  at  7.00  p.m.  (except 
Sundays),  connecting,  on  arrival,  with  Maine  Central,  Knox  &  Lincoln, 
Grand  Trunk,  and  Portland  &  Rochester  Railroads,  and  with  steamers 
for  points  on  Coast  of  Maine.  Direct  and  desirable  route  to  Lewiston, 
Auburn,  Bangor,  and  all  points  East  and  North.  Through  tickets  at  low 
rates.  Leave  Portland  for  Boston  every  evening  at  7.00  o'clock  (except 
Sundays),  connecting,  on  arrival,  with  the  earliest  trains  on  all  diverging 
lines. 

tW  '^I'he  new  Steamer  Portland,  recently  added  to  this  line,  is  the 
larurcst  and  finest  steamer  in  the  East. 

Sunday  trips  from  middle  of  June  to  middle  of  September,  leaving 
each  port  at  7.00  p.m. 

This  line  affords  a  most  desirable  route  to  the  Rangeley  Lakes, 
through  by  daylight  from  Portland.  I'hc  standard  route  for  comfort  and 
pleasure  to  Lewiston,  Poland  Springs,  Mount  Desert,  Bethel,  Gorham, 
N.H.,  North  Conway,  Crawford's,  Fabyan's,  etc.  Close  connections  at 
Portland  with  all  diverging  lines,  and  through  tickets  to  points  North 
and  East. 

J.  B.  COYLE,  Manager.  J.  F.  LISCOMB,  Gen.  Agent  and  Treas. 

C.  F.  WILLIAMS,  Agent,  India  Wharf,  Boston. 


Oeiieral  OtHcfS :  POKTI.AM>,  MK 


114 


I 

■     '4 


fl 


I'     i. 


»^.    JXIIvI.A.:x:    MO^E^Xv, 


COR^ER  OF  MIDDLE  AND  PLUM  STREETS, 


l^ortlcfcinel. 


Xlr&lxx^. 


'I'he  best  arranged  Hotel  in  the  city,  and  next  block  to  the  I'ost  Office  and  United  States  Court 
Room,  and  Masonic  Hall. 

Rooms  lighted  by  electricity,  and  heated  with  steam.  A  nice  billiard  hall,  hair-dressing  room  and 
bath  rooms  connected;  in  fact,  every  comfort  that  can  be  found  at  any  first-class  Hotel  can  be  found  at 
the  Sr.  JULIAN. 

Horse  Cars  pass  the  door  for  all  stations,  steamboat  landings,  and  all  points  uf  interest. 

We  are  prepared  to  serve  Banquets  at  Short  Notice. 


Single  Lodgings,  50  cents,  75  cents,  and  $?.oo.  Rooms,  $1.00  per  day  and  upwards. 

Meals,  see  Hill  of  Fare. 
MEAL  HOURS  —  Breakfast,  6  to  9.30.  Dinner,  12  to  2.30.  Supper,  6  to  8. 

SUNDAY — Breakfast,  8  to  10.  Dinner,  i  10  2.30.  Supper,  6  to  7.30. 

Meals  sent  to  rooms  will  be  charged  extra. 

R.  W.  UNDERWOOD.  Proprietor. 


CA8CO    BAY    STEAMBOAT   CO. 

Hegulap  Daily  IHail  Line  betuieen  Portland,  lVle.,&  the  Islands  of  Caseo  Bay. 

The  only  line  running  to  the  Islands  all  the  year  round.  This  company  affords 
unrivalled  facilities  for  transportation  to  Peaks,  Little  and  Great  Diamond,  Gushing 
and  Long  Islands  by  their  new  and  handsome  fleet  of  steamers,  consisting  of  the 

FOREST  CITY,  FOREST  QUEEN,  EMITA  and  CADET. 

During  the  summer  months  a  regular  ferry  is  established,  leaving  the  city  nearly 
every  half  hour,  Sundays  included.  On  and  after  July  i,  1893,  the  first  boat  will 
leave  Portland  at  5.30  a.m. ;  last  boat  9.45  p.m.  Returning,  the  first  boat  arrives  at 
Portland  at  6.30  a.m.,  last  boat  11.30  p.m.,  connecting  with  railroads  diverging  by 
street  cars  at  head  of  wharf.        (leneral  Office,  Custom  House  Wharf. 

C.  W.  T.  GODING,  General  Manager. 


JAMES   QUINN. 


THOMAS    H.    MERRILL. 


QUINN   &  CO., 


BOILER  MAKERS,  BLACKSMITHS  S  MACHINISTS 

Special  attention  given  to  Repairs. 

Engineers'  Supplies. 

Plate  Iron  cut  to  dimensions  for  any  purpose. 

Correspondence  Solicited  regarding  all  kinds  of  Iron  Work. 

OFFICE  :  49  COMMERCIAL  STREET,  COR.  FRANKLIN, 
PORTLAND.    ME. 

The  Only  15oston  Paper  that  gives  all  Provincial  News,  and  the  only  paper  tiiat 
discusses  intelligently  Provincial  topics  of  interest,  is  the 

British  AmeFiean  Citizen. 

Unique,  Fearless,  Independent,  Frank. 


Published  Weekly  at  52.00  i)er  Vcixv.  For  sale  liy  all  Newsdealers  at  5  cents. 


R.  J.  LONG,  Editor.  7  Bromfleld  Street,  Boston 


115 


FRONTIER  STEAMBOAT  CO. 


1893.    SUMMER  ARRANGEMENT.    1893. 

SaAMM    "ROSE    STANDISH" 

Leaves  Calais  every  morning  (Sundays  excepted)  touching  at  Robbinstcn  and  St.  Andrews.    Connect- 
ing at  Eustport  with  the  "  International  Steamers  "  for 

St.  John,  Portland,  and  Boston. 

Ferry  at  Eastport  for  Lubec  and  Campobello. 

Stage  at   Lubec   for   Machias. 

Stage  at  Eastport  for  F^imbroke. 

Returning,  leave  Eastport  about  noon,  or  on  arrival  of   International  Steamer,  touching  at  St. 
Andrews  and  Robbinston.    Connecting  at  Calais  with 

St  Croix  and  Penobscot  R'y  for  Princeton  and  Grand  Lake  Streams. 

Canadian  PacHie  R'y  for  Hamilton  and  Woodstock. 

S/iore  Line  R'y  for  St.  George. 

For  further  information  see  weekly  time  cards,  or  apply  to  the  following  local  agents: 
JOHN  PEMDLEBURG.  Agent.  A.  H.  LEAVITT,  Agent. 

St.  Andrews,  N.  B.  Eastport,  Me. 

JAS.  L  THOMPSON,  Manager, 

Calais,  Maine. 


m, 


GWetoffn  Steem  NaTiptloi  Go.  ^ 


LIMITED. 


PRINCE  EDWAllD  ISLAND 

VIA 

POINT  du  CHENE  AND  PICTOU. 


Summer  Arrangement,  1893. 

The  fine  twin  screw  steamer  "  tfortliumberland,"  of  this  company,  will  leave  Summerside  at 
8.00  a.m.  dally,  Sundays  excspted,  for  Point  du  Chene.  Returning,  will  leave  Point  du  Ohene 
on  arr'val  of  morning  train  from  St.  John. 

The  steamer  "St.  Lawrence"  will  leave  Charlottetown  at  6  a.m.  dally,  Sundays  excepted, 
for  Plctou.    Returning,  leave  Pictou  daily  on  arrival  of  morning  train  from  Halifax. 

Pussenaers  for  St.  John  and  Intermediate  points  leave  Charlottetown  at  7.00  .m.  by  rail, 
connecting  with  steamer  at  Summerside  for  Point  du  Chene,  arriving  at  St.  John  same  evening. 

FRED  W.  HALES,  Manager,  Charlottetown. 


ii6 


STAH  MHE  STEAOIEHS. 


T^IVER  SAINT  JOHN 

THE  RHINE  OF  AMERICA. 


i 


SAIIT   JOHU   AM   FIEDERIGTON 


FARE   ONE   DOLLAR. 


SUmmEl^  At^f^ANGElVIErlT. 

Until  further  notice,  one  of  the  splendid  Mail  Steamers  of 
this  Line  will  LEAVE  INDIANTOWN  for  FRED- 
ERICTON  (Gibson),  and  intermediate  landings,  every 
morning  (Sundays  excepted)  at  9  o'clock  (local  time), 
and  will  LEAVE  FREDERICTON  for  SAINT  JOHN 
(Indiantown),  and  intermediate  landings,  every  morning 
(Sundays  excepted)  at  8  A.  M.  (local  time),  due  at  Indian- 
town  at  3  P.  M. 

Steamers  will  be  run  on  prompt  time.  Special  arrange- 
ments made  for  Tourists  and  Excursion  Parties. 

First-class  tables  provided. 

CONNECTIONS  ARE  MADE  WITH  TRAINS  OF  THE 

CAnrADIAIW  PACIFIC  RAILWAY  for  Woodstock,  Aroostook,  Oranil  Falls, 

Edinunstoii,  IQtc, 
:\OilTII£lt:V  &  WK»iT£R]V  RAIL.WAY  for  Doaktowii,  Chntham,  £tc., 

AND  wrrii 

STEAMKR  "FLOREiVCKVIT^T^K"  Cwitile   water   is   IiIkIi)   for   Kel    River, 

Woodstock,  Etc.,  and  STKAnURN  of  the  IlVTKR.VATIO.irAL  NTKA.n- 

SHIP  CO.  for  and  fk-om  PORTI^AIV'D,  ROSTOX,  and  other  Points 

in  the  1'nlted  States  and  C'anada. 


THROUGH    TICKETS,    SINGLE    AND    RETURN.    ISSUED 
ALL  STATIONS  AT  SPECIAL  REDUCED  RATES. 


TO 


Connections  made  with  the  electric  cars  of  "  St.  John  City  Railway,"  which  run  to  and  from  steam- 
boat landing.     Fare  only  five  cents  to  any  point  in  St.  John  or  I'ortland  on  their  route.  < 

For  further  information,  see  folder,  with  map  of  river,  to  be  obtained  at  offices  of  the  Interna- 
tional Steamihip  Co.,  at  railroad  stations,  and  at  hotels. 

GEO.  F.  BAIRD,  Manager, 

star  Line  Wharf,  INDIANTOWN. 


117 

To   flOVA  SCOTlfl 

VIA 

ST.  dOHfi,  Ji.B. 

AND  THE 

BAY  OF  FUNDY  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

(Limited,) 

THE  Fine  Iron  Steamer  "City  of  M«»iitleello"  runs  regularly  in  connection  with  Inter- 
national Steamship  Co.  between  St.  John  and  I>iKl>y,  there  connecting  with  the 
Western  Counties  Itallway  for  Yai-nioutli  and  points  West.  From  DlKby  the  steamer 
proceeds'to  Ainia|)oli8,  sixteen  miles,  through  one  of  the  most  picturesque  Rivers  in  North  America, 
connecting  with' the  \Vlnfls«»r  &  Annapolis  IJallway,  which  traverses  the  far-famed  "  I.,an(1 
of  EvanBellne,"  to  Halifax  and  points  East. 

Conneclion'made  at  St.  John  with  the  "All-Rail  Line"  to  Bangor,  Portland,  and  Boston,  with 
the  Steamers  of  the  International  Steamship  Co.  to  h'.astport,  Portland  and  Boston,  with 
Canadian  Pacific  for  Montreal,  Intercolonial  to  Monclon,  Quebec,  etc.,  the  Clrand  Southern  R.R.  for 
St.  George  and  St.  Stephen,  Can  >dian  Pacific  to  Bangor  and  points  West,  and  the  New  York,  Maine, 
and  New  Brunswick  Steamship  Co. 

G 

BAY  OF  FUNDY  S.S.  CO.     FOR  YEAR  1893. 

JANUARY   AND    FEBRUARY. 

From  St.  John Wednesday  and  Saturday. 

tt  It  tt 

Annapolis  and  Digby 

MARCH    AND   APRIL. 

From  St.  John Monday,  Wednesday  and  Saturday. 

Annapolis  and  Uigby 

Ist   MAY    TO    26th   JUNE.  .       ^u     .         a  v -a 

From  St   John Monday,  Wednesday,  Thursday  and  Iriday. 

Annapolis"  and  iJigby      ....      Tuesday,  Wednesday,  Thursday  and  Saturday. 

26th   JUNE   TO   9th   SEPTEMBER. 

Tom  sT.  John. Daily  Trips  (Sundays  excepted.) 

Annapolis  and  Uigby 

9th    TO    30th    SEPTEMBER. 

From  St   John  ....      Monday,  Wednesday,  Thursday  and  triday. 

Annapolis  and  Digby      ....      Tuesday,  Wednesday,  Thursday  and  Saturday. 

.7       gj    jji^^j                                                                    .  Monday,  Wednesday  and  Friday. 

''°'"  Annapolis  and"  Digby      '. Tuesday,  Thursday  and  .Saturday. 

NOVEMBER    AND    DECEMBER.  „.  ,     ^         a^,    a 

*       c.    !„»,„                                                                    .         Monday,  Wednesday  and  Saturday. 
From  St.  John ^"  „  ,,  << 

Annapolis  and  Digby 

HOWARD  D.  TROOP,  President  and  Manager,      •      ST.  JOHN,  N.B. 


ii8 


tPampubella  tmlmmdi 


TY'N-Y-COED  HOTEL 


This  Attractive  Summer  Resort  will  be  open  for  Visitors  July  ist. 


.^'  , 


TvAl-y-OOEt)  -'-■-- 


J 


The  Hotel,  with  its  annex,  is  ])leasantly  situated  near  the  water's  edge,  on  a  bluff 

seventy-five  feet  above  the  level  of  the  sea.     It  is  provided  with  all  the 

comforts  of  a  refined  home,  and  beautifully  furnished  throughout. 


Access  may  be  had  by  the  fine  steamers  of  the  International  Steamship  Com- 
pany, leaving  Commercial  Wharf,  Hoston,  during  July  and  August,  every  Monday, 
Tuesday,  Thursday  and  F"riday  at  5  p.m.,  and  Portland  Wednesday  and  Saturday 
at  s  p.m.  Connection  can  be  made  with  the  latter  steamers  by  taking  the  12.30 
or  i.oo  ]).m.  trains  on  lioston  &  Maine  Railroad,  "  Eastern  and  Western  Divisions.'' 

For  other  time-tables  of  the  company,  see  first  pages  this  book. 

Haggage  checked  through  to  Campobello. 


Applications  for  rooms  for  the  season  of  1892  may  be  made  to 

Care  Alex.  S.  Portkr, 

27   STATE   STREET,    BOSTON. 


119 


SEASIDE  SUMMER  RESORT 

NORTH    LUBEC,    MAINE. 
CONDUCTED    ON    CHRISTIAN    PRINCIPLES. 

•  ■  1 


^  NE-MAT-TA-NO 

is  within  three  miiuites'  walk  of  the  wharf;  one  hundred  feet  above  sea  level;  a  water  view  from 
every  room;  abundant  supp'.y  of  Spring  Water;  excellent  drainage. 

Spacious  Cuncert  Hall,  firHt-cIas4  BowIiiifr-AIIeyii,  GyiiiiiaMiiiiii,  Tennis  Courts, 
Cafi-M,  Sail  and  Uow  UoatM. 

©  HOTEL  rates:  •''•°'^2*.io°?o*i3%Wer'^rar^''-    ® 

HOARD  AT  FARMHOUSES  may  be  procured  at  $5.00  per  week;  $1.00  per  day. 

YOVNO  MEN  who  come  well  reeotnmended  will  be  allowed  to  erect  tents  on  the 
premiaea,  and  no  ground  rent  will  be  charged. 

The  Youn^ii:  Men's  Cliristiaii  Association  Encampment 

will  be  held  an  usiiiil,  beginning  Jiilg  I,  to  continue  until  Sejtt.  1. 

KVANGKLIST  OF.O.  S.  AVERY  will  conduct  I'.ible  Readings  and  Religious  Services  during  July. 

EVANCELIST  W.  S.  MARTIN' will  hold  Evangelistic  Mcetuigs  during  August. 

N.  S.  CIREET,  the  well-known  C"halk-Talker,  will  assist  sometime  during  the  Encampment. 

ADA  MAY  COATES,  the  popular  Elocutionist,  a  graduate  of  the  Emerson  School  of  Oratory,  will  be 

prc>em  during  the  entire  season. 
MUSICAL  attractions  will  also  be  provided. 

I)KKP  SEA  FISHING.  TKOUT  FISHINfi. 

Excursions  to  St.  Andrews  I'.iy,  Grand  Manan,  Mahon  F.iUs  and  Quoddy  Head,  and  Bowling  and 
Tennis  Tournaiiienis,  and  Basket  I'.all  and  Entertainments  will  be  among  the  attractions. 
For  information  concerning  Hotel  accommodations,  address 

HVUH  CAMI'BEI.I.,,  45  Vnlun  St.,  BOSTON,  MaHs. 

For  "Encampment"  inform;ition,  address 

K.  M.  AIOISTR<)N<;,  State  Secretary  Y.  »f.  C.  A., 

Cor.  BoyUton  and  Berkeley  St!i.,  BOSTON,  MASS. 


120 


HE  ALGONQUIN, 

ST.  ANDREWS.  N.  B. 

ON    PASSAMAQUODDY   BAY. 

ABSOLUTE  HAY  FEVER  EXEMPTION. 


A  charminjj,  high  class  summer  home  in  the  most 
delightful  locality  on  the  Atlantic  Coast.  Pure  Water, 
Gas,  Steam  Heat,  Open  Fireplaces,  Elevator,  and  every 
modern  accessory. 

Steamer  "  Rose  Standish  "  connects  with  International 
Steamers  at  Eastport,  Me.,  daily,  reaching  St.  Andrews  in 
one  hour ;  or  through  trains  leave  Boston  via  Boston  & 
Maine  Railroad  daily,  except  Sundays. 


A.  IVIIIiIiEt^,  manager. 

Sr.  ANDREWS.  N.    B. 


121 


THE  TOURIST'S  PARADISE !  COOL  RESORTS  FOR  PLEASANT  OUTINGS ! 

hhHehTTsjt? 

It  lies  between  St.  John  and  St.  Stephen,  along  THE  SHORE 
T  INF  RAILWAY 

In  every  particular  it  fills  the  bill.  REST,  SCENERY,  NOVELTY, 
FISHING,  SHOOTING,  BOATING,  PICNICING,  CAMFING- 
OUT,  EXPLORING.  From  such  enjoyments  as  these  the  Pleasure 
Seeker  may  choose,  and  he  will  find  fecilities  for  all. 

It  is  a  land  of  Romance,  of  Legend,  of  Beauty.  It  is  Nature  s 
Country  as  yet.  LAKE,  SEA  or  RIVER  are  all  found  here,  and  are 
all  easy  to  reach,  for  THE  SHORE  LINE  RAILWAY  runs  through 
the  heart  of  this  Country. 

In  the  LAKES  and  STREAMS  bordering  on  the  Railway,  the 
Fisherman  will  find  abundance  of  Fish. 

Gt^flllD  EXCUt^SIOH. 

St  Croix  River,  St.  Andrews,  Calais,  St.  Stephen,  St.  George,  and 
Leproau,  The  International  Steamship  Company  and  Shore  Lme  Rail- 
way have  united  to  give  this  trip. 

The  Sce^.ery  on  the  St.  Croix  River  and  Shore  Lme  Railway  can- 

not  be  surpassed. 

Mountains,  Cataracts,  Lakes,  Bays,  and  Islands  are  to  be  seen  m 

all  their  natural  beauty.  ^     .  ,        ,  ■,        .  „  ,r 

luly  1  to  September  ii,  steamers  leave  St.  John,  daily,  at  7-25 

(except  Sunday),  arriving  at  Eastport  at  xi.30,  St.  Andrew.,  2.30,  Calais 

and  St.  Stephen  at  3.30.     Kxpress  trains  leave  St.  Stephen,  daily,  for 

^'"  ■^"nlVnip  can'be'made  from  St.  John,  outwards,  by  Shore  Line  Rail- 
vvnv  leaving  St.  John  East  per  Ferry  at  7.14  a.m.,  only  three  hours  to 
St^Cen.  and  returning  from  St.  Stephen  by  steamer.  Tickets  for 
the  round  trip,  good  for  eight  days,  with  liberty  to  stop  off,  only  $2.50. 


122 


VICTORIA  HOTEL, 


KINO  STREET, 
ST.    JOHN.    N.    B. 


-^-^itiSA^^rT^si^ 


J).  W.  j^cCORJlflCK,  Fropvietot, 


123 


THE 

mTTtmrn 


DUFFERIN, 


ST.  JOHN.  N.  B. 


Ills  IIOTIX  IS  VKKY  DESIRAHLY  LOCATED  FACING 

KINffS  SQURRE. 

HAS    BEAUTIFUL   GROUNDS   CONNECTED, 
IS    HANDSOMELY    FURNISHED.    AND 
LIBERALLY    MANAGED. 

cuisine   and  Sepviee  Unsut»passedc 

FRED.  R.  JONES, 

PROPRIETOR. 


124 


Royal  f^  Hotel, 


ST.  JOHN,  =   =   =   N.B. 


King  Street. 


T.  F.  RAYMOND, 


-    Proprietor. 


125 


I\[EW  •  •      • 

248, 250  and  252  Prince  Wm.  Street, 
Saint  John,  N.B. 

J,  L.  MCCOSKERY,   PROPRIETOR. 


One  Minute's  Walk  from  Steamboat  Landing. 


OTREET  J:ARS  .TO   AND_  FROM.„RR._STATI_ONS 


ASS   TmS_  HOUSE,  EVERY._FIVE_„MINJJTES. 


126 


THE 


Intercolonial  •:• 


OF  Mi 

CANADA,    ''^ 


Railway, 


Many  of  the  World's  Fair  Summer  Resorts  are  on  this  Popular  and  Fashiona- 
able  Route  for  Canadian  and  United  States  Summer  Travel. 

The  Intercolonial  traverses  for  two  hundred  miles  the  south  shore  of  the 
Majestic  St.  Lawrence,  thence  through  the  Famous  Liskc,  Mountain,  and  Valley 
Region  of  the  Metapedia  and  Restigouche  River  ,  n.neqM  Ij^l,  for  their 


-MAGNIFICENT  SCENERY,- 


•+> 


and  along  the  beautiful  and  picturesque  shores  of  the  Itaie  des  Chaleur  and  Gulf  of 
St.  Lawrence,  and  is  the  "scenic  route "  through  Cape  Breton.  Tourists  should  be 
sure  to  include  its  famous  resorts  in  their  Summer  tour. 

♦} "THE  PEOPLE'S  RAILWAY." ■{♦ 


Its  equipment  is  of  Standard  excellence.  Trains  brilliantly  lighted  by  electric- 
ity. Westinghouse  Automatic  Air  Brakes.  The  short  line  between  Quebec,  St. 
John,  Halifax,  and  Sydney. 

Fast  express  trains  between  Montreal,  Quebec,  St.  John,  Halifax  and  Sydney, 
C.H.,  making  connections  for  points  in  Prince  Edward  Island. 


+• 


-A  PERFECT  TRAIN  SERVICE. 


.^. 


No  other  route  in  America  presents  to  Tourists,  Pleasure-seckci.^,  nn  1  Invalids 
so  many  unrivalled  attractions.  Pure  air,  splendid  sea-bathing  an  1  a  -  rfect  pano- 
rama of  delightful  views. 

Sportsmen  will  find  the  Rivers,  Lakes,  and  Woods  along  the  Intj-  ljolonial 
unequalled. 

+ SAFETY,  SPEED,  AND  COMFORT. ^♦ 

Round-trij)  Tourist  Tickets,  Summer  Excursion  and  Sea-Bathing  Tickets,  good 
for  passage  between  the  ist  June  and  last  of  October,  are  for  sale  at  all  the  principal 
Railway  and  Steamship  agencies  in  Canada  and  the  United  States. 


Guide-books  to  the  Intercolonial  Railway,  Maps,  Hotel  Lists,  books  of  Sum- 
mer Tours,  also  Time-tables,  can  be  had  on  application  to  City  Agents,  or  to 

D.  POTTINQER,  Qeii'l  flanager,  JNO.  M.  LYONS,  Qeii'l  Pass'r  Agent, 

MONCTON,  N.B. 


127 


THE 


MASON  &  HAMLIN  PIANOS 

represent   that    same    High    Standard    of   excellence  which 
has  achieved  a  reputation  for  their  Organs  as  the 


STANDARD  OF  THE  WORLD. 

MiSON  &  HAMLIN  ORGAN  AND  PIANO  CO., 

154   &    155   Tremont   Street, 

BOSTON. 

NEW  YORK.  KANSAS  CITY.  CHICAGO, 


128 


WORLD    FAIR 
VISITORS 

SHOULD   BEAR   IN   MIND 

THAT   THE 


INTERNATIONAL  LINE 


IS   THE 


FAVORITE    AND    POPULAR    SUMMER 
TOURIST    ROUTE 


BETWEEN 


EASTERN    MAINE, 

LOWER   PROVINCES, 
PORTLAND,   BOSTON 


AND   THE 


SOUTH  AND  WEST. 


SIDE-WHEEL  STEAMERS. 


DAILY    SERVICE.    EXCEPT    SUNDAY. 

JULY  3d   to   SEPTEMBER    llTH, 


^\ 


f 


JrA 


(^ 


r 


^' 


1 


f 


I 


(-, 


i  s 


YOUR  especial  attention  Is  called  to  the  complete  list  of 
Tourist  Tickets,  and  the  low  rates  at  which  the  same 
are  Issued,  to  the  principal  points  in  Eastern  Maine  and 
the  Provliioes.   See  pages  89  to  95  inclusive.  , 


^W"»^^^^•'^/'>«"»'^«"»•'*•  & 


i»Sj'<.'»^'»»"M**<^«'*""«'^ 


X 


mi 


-..  1 


FORBES  CO.  BOSTON 


